AVOIDABLE
INCONVENIENCES
LOCATION, THE INDIVIDUAL, AND THE COMMUNITY
Avoidable Inconveniences is a short design fiction film that explores a future where "Safer Routes" technologies exist. The film depicts a mundane walk home at night—hinting at the larger technological systems and policies enacted to enable such a product. This film touches on digital gentrification, community surveillance through combined feeds of data, and a reduced sense of personal agency. Avoidable Inconveniences was the first Between Lines film.
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
Team
WYATT OLSON + LAURA LE
DURATION
2 WEEKS
genre
PUBLICATION DESIGN
Team
WYATT OLSON + LAURA LE
ROLE
VISUAL DESIGNER
FILMMAKER
Duration
4 WEEKS
Project Type
DESIGN FICTION FILM
PROCESS
This was a world-wind production. The concept had been iterated upon for roughly 3 weeks. We set Avoidable Inconveniences into production on a Monday. One week later we were preparing to film on the streets of Salem, OR. After our 12-hour shoot, we returned to Seattle, WA and began a rapid 3-week post production pipeline which included numerous screen replacements and compositing projects—alongside standard post production finishing, edits, color and sound.
OUTCOMES
Avoidable Inconveniences is a subtle provocation. The film depicts a reality that is at most 5 - 7 years away. I intentionally showcased a mundane use-case to understand how individuals, especially those working on these technologies conceptu-alize their own role and personal, ethical, responsibility. The film in this way was highly effective at getting both professionals and everyday people to engage with larger topics surrounding state and commercial surveillance.
Reflection
The filmmaking process was intense and grueling. Avoidable Inconveniences was one of four films. These films were completed in a rolling production schedule. As a result all four films were produced in 2.5 months. I have learned an inordinate amount through hands on experience conceptualizing, designing experiences, and creating realities in which those experiences could conceivably exist. I look forward to refining my approach to filmmaking and design in future projects
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