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Eliot and Liz: On Collaboration and Finding Inspiration

 

What Remains: The Nova Scotia Industrial Project

A collaborative exhibition by Liz Van Allen (jeweller) and Eliot Wright (photographer).
Shot on location at The Museum of Industry in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.

Below the film you will find a transcript that outlines the set of questions I spoke with Eliot and Liz about. I hope you enjoy it!

Transcript

00:36 |   Where did you go to school? And for how long?
01:06 |  How does it feel to be finished your Bachelor of Fine Arts?
01:54 |  How has your perception of Art and Design developed since graduating?
04:17 |  What is the Nova Scotia Industrial Project and how did it Evolve?
06:48 |  How would a typical day working on the project play out?
09:30 |  What does it mean to work together as a Photographer and a Jeweler?
12:57 |  Would you recommend working collaboratively to others? 
            (would you work on another project together like this?)
14:00 |  What would you say to others about the collaborative process? 
            (would you advise others to work this way?)

 

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Freelance work for Designer: The Journey
Cinematographer + Editor: Matt C. Reynolds

Music Credits: 
Parov Stellar - You Got Me There