Video

Title: Tan Quy Market
Description: "Interchange" is a video art piece that delves into the intricate and often misunderstood cultural and ecological dynamics of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The film examines the boundary between water and air ecosystems through the lens of the Te canal, challenging perceptions of the canal as a lifeless space and emphasizing its role in the city's ecological network. The visual elements of the film likely focus on the Te canal, capturing both the surface and the interactions occurring at the boundary between water and air. The color palette and lighting might emphasize the natural beauty and activity within the canal. The audio is probably a blend of natural sounds from the canal and ambient city noise, creating a juxtaposition between the fast-paced city and the serene canal environment. The narrative seems to follow the canal's interaction with both human and non-human elements, highlighting the canal's rhythms and responses to various stimuli.

The film's central theme is the interdependency between the canal and its surrounding ecosystems, aiming to shift the viewer's perception from seeing the canal as a dead space to recognizing it as a vibrant, communicative entity. The symbolism lies in the portrayal of the canal as a living organism, engaging with its environment and influencing the city's pace. The technical execution, including cinematography and sound design, likely emphasizes the contrast between the bustling city and the tranquil canal, reinforcing the film's thematic focus.

The film invites viewers to reconsider their understanding of urban spaces and their ecological significance. It evokes a sense of appreciation for the hidden dynamics within HCMC, encouraging a more nuanced perspective of the city's cultural and natural interconnections. The artistic merit of the work lies in its ability to reveal the overlooked vitality of the Te canal and its role in the broader urban ecosystem. The film's relevance extends to broader discussions on urban ecology and the importance of recognizing and preserving the natural elements within cities.
Date: 2024
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mp4
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.27627807.v1
Subject: Dissemination

Media: Tan Quy Market

Title: Interchange
Description: "Tan Quy Market" is a cinematic exploration that delves into the heart of Vietnamese culture through the bustling life of a traditional market. The market, a cornerstone of Vietnamese society, is portrayed as a vibrant hub of human interaction, cultural exchange, and communal bonding. This film captures the market's essence, illustrating how it embodies the spirit of being human in its most fundamental form.

Set against the backdrop of a large wet market, the narrative follows the daily rituals of shopping, predominantly conducted on motorcycles, reflecting the unique and dynamic ways in which the community engages with this essential space. The market's atmosphere is palpable, with an intensity that stems from the crucial role food plays in familial and communal life. The freshness and quality of the goods on offer, unmatched by industrialised supermarkets, are central to the market's appeal and vitality.

The film intricately examines the decision-making processes of shoppers as they navigate the market, comparing prices, assessing freshness, and evaluating quality. These decisions are informed by a deep, tacit knowledge passed down through generations, highlighting the cultural importance of these skills and the wisdom inherent in everyday market transactions.

"Tan Quy Market" transcends traditional documentary storytelling by weaving in and out of abstraction. The use of layered colours mimics a painter's technique, building a visual intensity that mirrors the market's vibrant atmosphere. This artistic approach creates a rich tapestry of sights, sounds, and sensations, drawing viewers into the visceral experience of the market.

Through its immersive and visually captivating style, "Tan Quy Market" offers a profound reflection on the act of being human in the context of a street market. It celebrates the market not just as a place of commerce, but as a vital cultural asset that fosters community, preserves traditions, and enriches the daily lives of those who partake in its bustling, colourful world.
Date: 2024
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mp4
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.27627783.v1
Subject: Dissemination

Media: Interchange

Title: Electrostatic
Description: "Electrostatic" is a mesmerizing one-shot motorbike journey through the vibrant streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The film immerses viewers in a continuous, uninterrupted sequence that transcends linear time, creating a rich sensory experience that responds dynamically to color of the lived spaces and enveloping darkness surrounding them. In an era dominated by continuous 24 hour light, "Electrostatic" explores the power of color and light enhanced by the absence of light that are woven into the night time streetscapes of the city.

This film, illuminated by ever-present shop lights, celebrates the presence and absence of light as a realm of the unknown and the unpredictable. It creates a space that challenges the rational illuminated world by inviting viewers to consider the surrounding darkness. Developed in collaboration with sound artist Thierry Bernard, "Electrostatic" combines evocative visuals and immersive soundscapes to draw the audience into a contemplative exploration of light, color, and the enigmatic beauty of the night time city.
Date: 2024
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mp4
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.27633897.v1
Subject: Dissemination

Media: Electrostatic

Title: Kenh Te
Description: "Kenh Te" is a contemplative short film crafted from a series of video sketches depicting the western end of the Te canal in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The film explores the life and transformations of Kenh Te, a waterway that, like many others in Vietnam, faces pollution and the erosion of its functional identity following the decline of the District 4 port and water-based trading.

Through the lens of the canal itself, the film presents a unique perspective on the vibrant and rapidly modernising city. The camera captures the murky waters, subtly revealing the hidden life beneath the surface, where small fish thrive around clusters of water hyacinths. These floating plants become habitats for butterflies and small birds, symbolising the delicate ecosystem that persists amidst urbanisation.

The film also showcases barges that evoke the canal's historical past while hinting at the remnants of a floating market. Alongside these serene images, the edges of the frame are alive with the bustling activity of the community. People are seen traversing over a bridge or moving along Tran Xuan Soan Street, illustrating the juxtaposition of the canal's quiet persistence against the backdrop of the city's relentless pace.

"Kenh Te" offers a reflective glimpse into the intertwined fates of natural and urban landscapes, inviting viewers to consider the enduring presence and evolving role of the canal in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City.
Date: 2024
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.27633696.v1
Subject: Dissemination

Media: Kenh Te

Title: TET
Description: This sequence presents the south side of the Ken Te canal during a holiday period. The sequence opens with a shot looking across a busy road, which presents the visual complexity that dominates much of this area and Ho Chi Minh City. Even during a national holiday, the streets are extremely busy with people buying daily food, visiting friends and family. These opening scenes contrast with the calm serenity of the canal. The barges on the canal have two functions they are homes and they are business places. The land based tubehouse model has been translated to the barges. On the opposite bank lies district 4. This once industrious part of the city now lies dormant awaiting its inevitable redevelopment. Towards the end of the sequence, the film focuses on some homes that overhang the canal. There is a unique relationship between the residents who live in these homes and the canal, which provides food and transport alongside its cooling affect in the heat of Saigon.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: m4v
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22735175.v1
Subject: Dissemination

Media: River Cities Network: TET

Title: Canal Fishing
Description: This creative work output composites several sequences of this series into a single film. The film focuses on the canal surface and uses blur and layering to create a film that is not a documentary retelling of place, but a reconstitution of the experiential qualities of the canal.
Date: 2024
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mp4
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.27003292.v3
Subject: Dissemination

Media: RCN Series: Canal Fishing

Title: RCN Series: 101
Description: Mid shot looking at a storm drain, and a flow of water into the canal, from the south side of the canal, district 7.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22673098.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 101

Title: RCN Series: 102
Description: Source footage of Kenh Te canal, captured from the left side of the Kenh Te bridge, looking north towards District 4.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22673047.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 102

Title: RCN Series: 103
Description: Long Shot looking north across Kenh Te canal to district 4, with riverside dwellings, some rundown. Contrasting with the modern city in the background. Reflections in the river emphasise the scale of materials and their forms.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22673209.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 103

Title: RCN Series: 104
Description: Long Shot looking north across Kenh Te canal to district 4, with riverside dwellings, some rundown. Contrasting with the modern city in the background. Reflections in the river emphasise the scale of materials and their forms.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22673239.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 104

Title: RCN Series: 105
Description: Long Shot looking south across Kenh Te canal to district 7. Contrasting with the modern city in the background. Reflections in the river emphasise the scale of materials and their forms. Shot form underneath teh Kenh Te Bridge, showing a fisherman aat low tide.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22673260.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 105

Title: RCN Series: 110
Description: A promotional video for RMIT Vietnam and their involvement with the River cities network. There are five shots looking across the ken the canal from the District 7 the southside, looking towards district 4 the northside. Four of the sequences have been treated through layering and blurring.

As the sequences become more blurred, they become more abstracted, but they still retain the essence of the scene, this is mainly the Tranquility of water and the stillness of the buildings on the far bank.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: m4v
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22673263.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 110

Title: RCN Series: 201
Description: Static camera, shot approximately 30 cm above ground level. The camera is looking across the road that runs alongside the Kenh te canal and captures captures the traffic as it moves through the frame. It is looking north from District 7 to district 4. The tops of barges can just be seen behind the barrier.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22736942.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 201

Title: RCN Series: 202
Description: The shot is taken through the barrier looking across Kenh Te canal towards district 4.

The shot is filmed between two barges moored to large concrete mooring posts. The barges, look residential, but are probably also used for commercial purposes, perhaps bringing goods from the Mekong Delta to this part of the city where a floating market has established itself.

The shot also contains a third barge that moves across the frame carrying trees for the TET holiday. Old warehouse buildings can be seen on the far side of the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22736837.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 202

Title: RCN Series: 203
Description: This camera shot is looking across the Kenh Te canal towards a disused warehouse in district 4. The shot comprises mainly of the canal flowing from right to left carrying water hyacinths in its flow.

The water hyacinths are very useful to the water system as they clean the water of much of the chemical pollutants contained in the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737011.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 203

Title: RCN Series: 204
Description: The camera in this sequence is facing away from the canal, looking towards a church in District 7. The church is called 'Giáo Xứ Thuận Phát'. The frame comprises in the foreground, what looks like wasteland will become a park the road behind, Tran Xuan Soan, often struggles with flooding in the rainy season when there is a full moon and high tide.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737008.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 204

Title: RCN Series: 205
Description: Filmed from the south side of the canal in District 7 looking towards a park in district 4 this shot comprises a boat covered in canvas to protect it from the elements and shows the floating water hyacinths making their way down the canal. In between the trees can be seen some Riverside homes perched over the edge of the river.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737104.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 205

Title: RCN Series: 206
Description: A close-up of the canal water with various detritus, moving across the frame as the tide flows from right to left.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737005.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 206

Title: RCN Series: 207
Description: Shot from the District 7 side of the canal. The frame focuses on a number of homes that overhang the canal. The reflections of the materials that make the homes in the canal is of particular interest.

One resident can just be made out to be dropping a fishing net and some scraps to attract fish from the rear of her property.

The trees demonstrate how this area of district 4, despite its density and industrial nature still provides a lot of greenery.s an
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737053.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 207

Title: RCN Series: 208
Description: Zoomed shot of the houses in district 4 reflected in the water of teh Kenh Te canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737101.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 208

Title: RCN Series: 209
Description: Close up of the Tran Xuan Soan road. The green and blue shop frontage is very common. Both colours are evocative of the city, although they are found all over Vietnam.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737050.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 209

Title: RCN Series: 210
Description: This sequence is taken from the the district 7 side of the canal, looking north towards district 4. The shot captures the trees of a park and some residential properties overhanging the canal. A fast moving boat passes from the left-hand side of the frame to the right hand side.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737059.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 210

Title: RCN Series: 211
Description: The shot captures the small ripples of water on the surface of the canal These are created by a slight breeze and traffic on the canal.s and their forms.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737056.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 211

Title: RCN Series: 212
Description: This short sequence is looking along the canal towards the entrance with the Saigon river. To the left of the shot is a park in district 4. To the right of the shot is the built-up area of District 7.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22736843.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 212

Title: RCN Series: 213
Description: Panning shot looking north towards district 4, following a barge moving along the Kenh Te Canal. The barge is carrying coconuts most likely bought up form the Mekong Delta.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22737107.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 213

Title: RCN Series: 214
Description: Shot taken at night, looking north across Kenh Te canal towards a disused warehouse in District 4. The shot has an unusual light, perhaps due to the water reflecting ambient light. The reflection of the warehouse on the far bank is almost like a mirror as there is very little disturbance on the surface of the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769597.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 214

Title: RCN Series: 214
Description: Shot taken at night, looking north across Kenh Te canal towards a disused warehouse in District 4. The shot has an unusual light, perhaps due to the water reflecting ambient light. The reflection of the warehouse on the far bank is almost like a mirror as there is very little disturbance on the surface of the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769597.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 214

Title: RCN Series: 215
Description: Shot taken at night, looking north across Kenh Te canal towards a set of buildings that could be residential or light industrial. There is little ambient light in the shot so the river is very dark and the reflections of the lights in the river are strong. There is little movement in the water of the canal and so the reflections in the water very clear and add to the very contrasting nature of this shot.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769600.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 215

Title: RCN Series: 220
Description: This film examines flow and movement on and around the Kenh Te canal. The rhythms of routines and living with the canal as your every changing environment defines this part of the city.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24012921.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 220

Title: RCN Series: 301
Description: This shot is taken from the district 4 side of the Kenh Te canal, looking south towards district 7 on the far bank. The sequence shows a motorboat and two red-and-white poles for guiding the canal traffic. The surface of the canal water demonstrates a variety of patterns caused by the slight breeze.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769612.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 301

Title: RCN Series: 302
Description: This shot looks towards Tan Thuan 2 bridge. Bringing traffic from district 4 to district 7. Behind this bridge can be seen Tan Thuan 1 bridge which is taking traffic from District 7 to district 4. Some boats can be seen moored in the middle of the canal and the surface of the canal is disturbed by a slight breeze removing any reflections, that may occur.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769615.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 302

Title: RCN Series: 303
Description: Two reflections can just be made out on the surface of the canal water. The ripples of the water with a focus of this shot. It has been taken from the bank of district 4. The overcast weather limits any detailed reflections and reduces the colour of those reflections in the water.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769624.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 303

Title: RCN Series: 304
Description: Two reflections can just be made out on the surface of the canal water. The ripples of the water with a focus of this shot. It has been taken from the bank of district 4. The overcast weather limits any detailed reflections and reduces the colour of those reflections in the water.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769630.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 304

Title: RCN Series: 305
Description: This shot of the Kenh Te Canal is looking south towards district 7. The shot comprises of a moored barge and four navigation poles for the traffic moving along the canal. There is a slight breeze diffusing the reflections contained on the surface of the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769618.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 305

Title: RCN Series: 306
Description: This shot is taken from the district 4 side of the Kenh Te canal, looking south towards district 7 on the far bank. The sequence shows a motorboat and two red-and-white poles for guiding the canal traffic. A small boat moves through the frame from left to right. The surface of the canal water demonstrates a variety of patterns caused by the slight breeze, and the ripples of the moving boat.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769621.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 306

Title: RCN Series: 307
Description: This panning shot starts by looking towards Tan Thuan 2 bridge. Pan then move right along the canal, offering contextual views of the district 7 canal bank.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769627.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 307

Title: RCN Series: 308
Description: Looking directly south, through the canal navigation poles this shot is interrupted by a barge moving towards the Tan Thuan 2 bridge and the Saigon River beyond.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769636.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 308

Title: RCN Series: 309
Description: This shot uses optical zoom to focus on the red of the floating market barges that are still moored on the district 7 side of the canal. The shot slowing pans along the canal to the right.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769633.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 309

Title: RCN Series: 310
Description: This shot uses optical zoom to focus on the motorbikes reversing the Tan Thuan 2 bridge, while a barge headed for the Saigon river passes underneath.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769645.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 310

Title: RCN Series: 311
Description: This shot uses optical zoom to focus on the rear of the barges at the top of the frame, and the patterns generated by the breeze on the surface of the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769642.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 311

Title: RCN Series: 312
Description: This wide angle shot reveals the layering of the built environment of district 7, from the small tube houses that line the canal edges, to the new apart meant buildings behind. The calmness of the canal picking up the reflections of the city, patterned by the breeze.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.22769639.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: 312

Title: RCN Series: 313
Description: Fisherman wading in the canal foraging food.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24715314.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR313

Title: RCN Series: 314
Description: Fishing boat filmed form D7 canal side.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24715323.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR314

Title: RCN_320_001
Description: Experiment with canal surface, threshold of recognition, and abstracted sensory data.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.23722389.v2
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN_320_001

Title: RCN Series: 322
Description: This shot looks from D4 towards D7 over the Kenh Te canal. This shot captures up the flow of traffic on the D7 side of the canal. The skyline of D7 dominates the shot as it gradually zooms out revealing the details of the buildings elevations.
The film layers a focused blur, gaussian blur and an unfiltered layer. The latter transforms from 0% to 25% opacity over the duration of the sequence. This layer reveals the details on the elevations. The sequence also zooms out over the complete duration revealing the wider cityscape.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037152.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR322

Title: RCN Series: 323
Description: Filmed from the D4 canal side this sequence combine two sequences. The first films the reflection of river traffic signposts on the surface of the canal, the second is of the far bank of the canal, D7.

The sequence employs a layering of blurred sequences and an un-blurred later on top to add some definition of ripples in the water.

The section with D7 is constructed through a series of layers, all blurred. The whole sequence explores the boundary between sensory cognition and abstraction.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037155.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR323

Title: RCN Series: 324
Description: This sequence films a resident on the D4 side of the canal wading shoulder deep in the canal waters fishing.

Using the techniques of blur and overlay this film is built up to frame the fisherman in the lower half of the shot.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037158.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR324

Title: RCN Series: 325
Description: This sequence films a resident on the D4 side of the canal wading shoulder deep in the canal waters fishing.

Using the techniques of blur and overlay this film is built up to frame the fisherman in the lower half of the shot.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037164.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR325

Title: RCN Series: 326
Description: Another sequence that experiments with layering and the use of a focus blur to emphasise the linearity of the shot.

This film ficuses on composition of the elements.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037161.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR326

Title: RCN Series: 401
Description: This medium shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

The focus of the shot are the remains of plants and trees that once lined the canal edge. It now collects plastic dropped into the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037356.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR401

Title: RCN Series: 402
Description: This long shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

The focus of the shot is a barge going form D1 towards the Mekong Delta, the remains of tree roots, and fishing net pegged out in the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037365.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR402

Title: RCN Series: 403
Description: This long shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

The focus of the shot is the contrast between the new build apartments and the , the remains of tree roots, and fishing net pegged out in the canal.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037359.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR403

Title: RCN Series: 404
Description: This long shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

The focus of the shot is the small boat moving across the frame from right to left, and the wash it leaves behind.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037377.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR404

Title: RCN Series: 405
Description: This long shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

The focus of the shot is the D4 apartment building that indicates the likely future of the whole canal side. The homes, perched on the river bank, offer an insight into shift in communal scales of size.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037374.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR405

Title: RCN Series: 406
Description: This medium shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

The focus of the shot is the tree vines that reach down to the water and move in the slight breeze.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037380.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR406

Title: RCN Series: 407
Description: This medium shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

The focus of the shot is the smoldering fire, burning collected rubbish.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037362.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR407

Title: RCN Series: 408
Description: This zoom (3x) shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

A focused shot on the homes of D4 citizens who live next to and possibly work on the canal. These homes are not considered as having any value other than the land they occupy, which will one day mirror the apartments behind.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037371.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR408

Title: RCN Series: 409
Description: This long shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from the Cong Vien Cau Rach Ong (Ong creek park).

The apartment building looms over the canal edge homes.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037368.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR409

Title: RCN Series: 410
Description: This medium shot looks across the Tran Xuan Soan road towards the Kenh Te canal.

The fruit seller, has a small choice on offer, but the arrangement of her working space suggests she does well enough to continue. Time and attention is spent on the arrangement of the goods and the stall. The motorbike located behind the seller is a common occurrence, and relates to the principles of Feng Shui.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037383.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR410

Title: RCN Series: 411
Description: This close-up shot looks into a ‘Nuoc Mia’ (sugar cane juice) seller’s cart. It is located on Tran Xuan Soan road.

The metal panels distort the reflections, while a small portion of the frame is looking through glass at the passing traffic.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037386.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR411

Title: RCN Series: 412
Description: This wide angle shot looks from D7 towards D4 over the Kenh Te canal from Tran Xuan Soan road.

The calmness of the canal is the opposite of the road that runs alongside.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24037389.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR412

Title: RCN Series: 501
Description: This medium shot looks along the canal toward Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717093.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR501

Title: RCN Series: 502
Description: This long shot looks along the canal toward Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717132.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR502

Title: RCN Series: 503
Description: This close-up shot looks along the canal toward Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mp4
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717108.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR503

Title: RCN Series: 504
Description: Water hyacinth is a common feature on the water-ways of the city. It is useful for cleaning the water of pollutants, but also collects rubbish thrown into the canal. This shot is taken from ‘The Coffee Ship’.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mp4
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717096.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR504

Title: RCN Series: 505
Description: Water hyacinth is a common feature on the water-ways of the city. It is useful for cleaning the water of pollutants, but also collects rubbish thrown into the canal. This shot is taken from ‘The Coffee Ship’.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717138.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR505

Title: RCN Series: 506
Description: This medium shot looks along the canal toward Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717090.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR506

Title: RCN Series: 507
Description: This close-up shot looks along the canal toward Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717099.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR507

Title: RCN Series: 508
Description: This close-up shot looks along the canal toward Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717087.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR508

Title: RCN Series: 509
Description: Close-up shot of the canal surface reflecting the barge and its mooring rope. This shot is taken from ‘The Coffee Ship’.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717111.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR509

Title: RCN Series: 510
Description: This close-up shot looks at the canal surface and the barge. It is looking towards Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717129.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR510

Title: RCN Series: 511
Description: This close-up shot looks at the canal surface and the barge. It is looking towards Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717120.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR511

Title: RCN Series: 512
Description: This long shot looks along the canal toward Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717117.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR512

Title: RCN Series: 513
Description: This long shot looks along the canal toward Cao Kenh Te [Kenh te Bridge]. The barge is semi-permanently moored, along with ‘The Coffee Ship’, where this shot is filmed from.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717102.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR513

Title: RCN Series: 514
Description: Close-up shot of the canal surface reflecting the buildings adjacent to the canal. This shot is taken from ‘The Coffee Ship’.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717135.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR514

Title: RCN Series: 515
Description: Close-up shot of the canal surface reflecting the buildings adjacent to the canal. This shot is taken from ‘The Coffee Ship’.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717105.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR515

Title: RCN Series: 516
Description: Close-up shot of the canal surface. This shot is taken from ‘The Coffee Ship’.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717123.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR516

Title: RCN Series: 517
Description: Close-up shot of the canal surface. This shot is taken from ‘The Coffee Ship’.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717114.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR517

Title: RCN Series: 518
Description: Close-up shot of the canal surface reflecting the buildings adjacent to the canal. This shot is taken from ‘The Coffee Ship’.
Date: 2023
Creator: Andrew Stiff
Type: Digital Video
Format: mov
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Language: N/A
Contributor: RMIT Figshare
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.24717126.v1
Subject: Experiment

Media: RCN Series: AR518

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