Final Video

Creative Industries - Market of Abandoned Materials 

This video is to show people an overview of what our market was and what it meant with its themes and ideas. It goes through the process from the start of the video with the waste streams, to the group meetings and the organisation with trail markets etc. To the development and production of groups products right through to the end product our market, the set up and the entire market overall. 

I think this video is a good representation of the market and I feel as though it gives a good overview of our actual market on the day and how much of a success it was.

Our market Waste Streams

Where is our stuff going after the market?

The booklets - They are all made of paper, in the second stream we will be giving them away to the people and not specifically asking for them returned, if they are returned we will give them to any stalls in our stream and if no-one is wanting to keep them then we will recycle them as they are all made with card and paper that can be recycled.

The fabric - The fabric we have used is sheets and fabric which has been thrown out, after this some members in our group are wanting the material to use so they will take it back.

The t-shirts - We are going to take them and continue to wear them as a souvenir of our market place.

The signs - Our signs are made of paper which we will put in the recycling to continue its life cycle.

Final Prep for Market

Creating final signs we need for the entrance to show people where they can drop off their bags and items, and the direction to enter, also where to return your booklets at the end -

I used paper left over from the booklet making which was scraps from one of my classes to make these signs, the strips of paper holding the letters together were taken from between the letters.

Market Plan for tomorrow:

We are all ready for the market tomorrow and all have our roles and tasks. We have decided to meet between 7.30 and 8am to start setting up and getting ready for our market.

It is also really important we get some videos of the market set up as well so we really haven't missed any of the progress over the market paper and that we as the marketing team successfully documented the market.

We have systems in place to along with the organising team to monitor numbers through the market to ensure health and safety. We are handing out one book between two people to ensure that there isn't over 170 people in the space at any one time - which is the maximum allowed.
When there will be queue's we will make sure people are standing on the right of the stairs queueing upwards so that there is room on the left for people to get out and down as this flows better. We will also be handing out the booklets on the stairwell so people can read before they enter the market.

We have as people enter someone handing out carry bags to collect all the items they will receive.

The books have the market map and people will follow them throughout the market. We also welcome people to write in them any feedback or random information in the books.

We have one person to welcome and one person to say thanks as people leave, this is important to address everyone as it is the last point of access for people before they leave.

Continued Video Progression

Video Progress:

I have continued developing the video further to show and express what the overall market is. The video shows now the progress that the abandoned materials stream has undertaken to create and get to the current pre-market position.

I have filmed my personal waste streams and included that in the video and used the four groups which supplied us videos of them creating their products. This is looking and illustrating without the voice over what the market has come from and developed to and where the collective is now heading into our final week before our real market.

This video fades out at the end where I will add in videos from our actual market this up-coming Wednesday.

Creative Industries - Pre Market video editing progress from Kristen Mabey on Vimeo.

Lecture 10 - Group Discussion and Meetings

Meeting with Facilitators and Vibes teams:

To organise and suss this week:

- Plastic Bags for the bags to hand out to people
- Numbers for people handing in bags etc. - numbers on booklets
- Fully finish booklets
- Refine video
- Zoe give the other team the stencil
- Layout/decoration and collaborating with vibes for decorations

Roles for group members on Wednesday:

Kristen -
Kate -
Laya -
George -
Zoe -

Group Review Critic - Kristen, Laya, Kate, George, Zoe

Market of Immaterial Labours – Reviewer/Critic – Team 38 Kristen, Laya, Kate, George, Zoe

In the Market of Immaterial Labours, “information, communication, knowledge and affect come to play a fundamental role in the production process” (Hardt, 93).  Although the stalls generally involved some kind of labour – making or doing something, thinking or problem solving, and/or interacting with people, they often didn’t communicate this clearly enough. We felt that they weren’t cohesive enough with the entrance/exit theme, and there wasn’t as much of an atmosphere. Although some had systems of exchange, this often wasn’t communicated, but we inferred that for the most part it was the exchange of doing or creating something, and getting something back. However, the individual stalls were generally very engaging and entertaining.

For example, Quilt for a Cause involved contributing to a quilt for the children’s hospital, and getting coffee or tea in exchange.  The zoetrope stall, where you spin the wheel and provide the light giving your own time and energy for the reward – an animation.  In the secrets stall, you gave your secrets in exchange for humour and relief. Overall the market was enjoyable and well put together as a collective.

Market Critic Review - Kristen Mabey

Market of Immaterial Labours – Reviewer/Critic

The Market of Immaterial Labours was something understood as an exchange of time and labour for a reward. The market was interesting and interactive and something that was enjoyed by many, when progressing through the market people would be required to interact for a reward or form of satisfaction. A quote that related to the market is “Immaterial Labour is the affective labour of human contact and interaction” (Hardt 95). This was understood more and more as the market progressed and as stallholders were requiring participants’ actions to do and create something.

A part of the market that was enjoyable was the quilting where you were making a quilt for a cause. The idea of your labour and creations helping a good cause and also personally getting rewarded with a drink was a really enjoyable stall (see images below).

The market offerings varied from physical creations, such as the quilting stall to actions/experiences in the ‘Constructing Your Image’ stall that required drawing with others to create a collaborated image (see left image below). A third interactive experience, which was particularly enjoyable, was lighting and spinning a wheel to experience an interesting projection (see right image below).

The overall atmosphere from this market was really relaxed and enjoyable, moving throughout the market contributing time and labour for rewards and interaction with different tasks. This market atmosphere was very interesting and enjoyable with the right amount of people to create a positive interactive enjoyable atmosphere.

Market Participation Review - Kristen Mabey

Market of Impossible Things – Participant – Kristen Mabey

The Market of Impossible Things was very interesting when interacting with the stalls, but I felt as though the slow progression and long waits throughout the market really dragged it out and left me as a participant feeling bored and sick of standing around.

I was drawn in and asked to participate by the stallholders through their interesting interactive displays and cheerful attitudes. I liked the play-dough stall where you created an idea that was on a tag and left the creation there for other people to see and enjoy.

I feel like the overall market was very interactive and relied on myself and other participants wanting to interact and play their part in each stalls experience. One other stall I found particularly interesting was the dream stall where you draw a dream then go and find it in a black-light dreamy atmosphere, but here again I found this place to be dark, cramped and confusing as you enter and exit through the same small area.

I found the overall experience in the end to draw out too long and I was sick of waiting around, ending up skipping some stalls and moving past crowds to leave. The positives though were the really interesting stalls and interactive stalls creating a market that was enjoyable, making participants participate in stalls.

Week 9 - Market Participation - Team Reflection

Market of Impossible Things – Participant – Group 38 Kristen, Laya, Kate, George 

As a team we entered the market together but soon found a lot of stalls needed set numbers of people and therefore we split up and didn’t stick with one another.

 The first section of the market on floor C was more immersive and all the stalls flowed together as the themes were similar, and the decorations helped transform the space. We didn’t quite understand the ideas of different times throughout the market flow, but found a majority of the displays to be very interactive and drew on our participation.

It was nice that some stalls required a high level of participation and others not as much so they could appeal to different people. Many groups approached us and informed us, but some groups didn’t do this as much and we were left to ask what was required from us.

 In the second half of the market, when you enter the pit area, we spent more time waiting than participating. Although we arrived at the market at 10am we were still in the market place at 11.30am when stalls started packing up. The waiting around drew us out of the market experience as we were left feeling bored.

Overall we enjoyed the market but wish there was less people/crowds and more time.

Video - Re-done

Video with more of a focus surrounding the market place and the developmental discussions and ideas over the entire market. This is the lead up to the real market and our final market.

Creative Industries _ Progress Video from Kristen Mabey on Vimeo.

Updating the Proposal Snapshot

I have updated the proposal making it more clear and concise about our work:

Creative Industries 2016

Proposal & Production Snapshot

Team number: 38

Team name: WIP

Title of market offering: Wasted booklet

Last updated: 21 September

1. OFFERING / ‘STALL’

• Short description of your team’s offering:
• A recycled paper booklet containing factual information about each stall, a banners and introduction signage to the market  and a documentational video of the overall market process and the final market.
• Short description of the way this offering will be presented at the market:
• We will set up a stall at the entry, hand out booklets which will be used to tell people about each stall with the option for people to write feedback in the books, we are also investigating the possibility of using the booklets as a trade for them to exchange us to hold their coats and items. We are also getting the books back to reuse.

2. PRODUCTION ITEMS/QUANTITIES/MATERIALS

• Type and quantity of items/products being produced (if any):
• Paper booklets, made from wasted paper and card. We have 60 booklets which will be used to monitor numbers of people throughout the market and used to inform people where each stall is with a fact about each market. We also ask and encourage people to draw and write in the booklets and give feedback for the stalls as well. Once finished and leaving the market the booklet is passed back to us to be reused again.

• Any items to be built/assembled for your market ‘stall’ or environment:
• Tables to hold the booklets, a whiteboard to divide the two spaces, more tables to direct people towards the entrance and show the signage. We intend to cover all tables and the whiteboard with fabric and signage and also the hallway with fabric to direct people into the market not down the hall.

• Any packaging, branding material, or other collateral to be produced:
• Wasted signs (made on newpaper), abandoned materials sign as well, we also will wear t-shirts that will be painted with to make people aware who we are in the market and that we are introducing them to the market place.

• Materials being used, quantities and sources:
• Paper, card and plastics sourced from our own bins and recycling bins around Massey, we are using all abandoned materials and waste and will use the quantities and amounts we have available from our personal waste streams.

3. TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES

• Tools/equipment/facilities needed for production (Provided by Massey? external provider? you?):
• Scissors, thread, paper/card, recording equipment, ink and stamps, and pens. All items are provided by ourselves.

• Tools/equipment/furniture/facilities needed for installing/presenting at the market (provided by?):
• One whiteboard
• 2 circle tables
• 4 white tables that fold up
• Ladder operator to help putting sheet over hallway

(All items will need to be provided by Massey)

• Has any electrical equipment that you are bringing in been taken to Uli in the 3D workshop to be safety tested and signed off?
• We have no needed electrical equipment.

• Any storage requirements for materials or other items other than what will fit on the designated trolleys on Level D (this must be signed off by a staff member):
• Our equipment is majority sheets and paper which fit easily on the storage units

• Have you discussed any use of Massey tools, equipment or facilities with a technical staff member and made bookings where necessary?
• We do not need any specific tools for our items.

• Have all of your team members had health & safety inductions for the use of all facilities or equipment they need to use?
• We have discussed the health and safety around what we are needing and had a class induction we all attended about the space. We have also all read the documents and being at the entrance way we are taking it upon ourselves to keep track of the numbers of people in the space at any given time.

4. PRODUCTION SCHEDULE (key tasks and deadlines etc for production)

Prototype market:

• Create the first mock ups of booklets and posters
• Begin filming and documenting everyones work and processes, also record group meetings etc.

During holidays:

• Make 60 booklets
• Start putting together videos
• Make 5 ‘wasted’ newspaper signs and arrows

Week 1-3

• Complete booklets (write in them, make cover/logo design)
• Figure out layout/decoration of entranceway
• Continue to document class work, markets and add to video.

5. BUDGET/COSTS

• We are using abandoned materials so our budget is very slim and we haven’t had to buy any products.

6. COLLABORATION

• Any collaboration with other teams (give team numbers and nature of collaboration):
• We are collaborating with the Vibes Team (45) to ensure we have a consistent feel throughout the market.
• We are also collaborating with every team throughout the market to ensure we get information, their logos, factual information etc about their stalls to include in our booklet at the market. https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Z2BRvL4ZEXCDOAnp7wcmR6Uq8DAK6MBpcI8dIltgz0/edit

7. ANY OTHER NOTES/COMMENTS:

• Our entrance way is the first point-of-contact for everyone entering the market, we need to make sure we are clear with where people are directed and really address everyone at the market when they come in.

Now that we have completed this document we will get the full tick of approval from the lecturers for equipment lists.