Ideas for final folio

I have a fascination with being alive at night while everyone sleeps. Being surrounded by the crisp silence and deserted streets, as if the streets are mine to explore with a sense of purity to the night air. So my idea was to take photographs of melbourne at night/early morning in the perspective that many are unable to experience. I love alleys at night, how the street lights reflect on the graffiti, puddles and bins. To capture the night and also those who are awake.

I likes the idea of having consistencies with my photography, as did Donovan Whylie's watchtowers and Hilla Becher's industrial buildings. Where i would have variables such as time, day, angle or perspective consistent.

I then thought of the idea "Access and Entry" as a theme to my work. Melbourne live music venues, the entry perspective, outside view, doorframe view, maybe a panorama from the entry.

Then thought i could go to a range of music venues and take 3 perspective photos from each, the band members perspective, the staff members and the audience/patron's perspective.

When thinking about the venues i wanted to cover a range of styles, audiences and areas in Melbourne. The music venues i chose:

The Arthouse - underground alternative venue

The Arts centre - ballet, symphony, theatre for upper class/conservative/artists

Bennetts lane - jazz club for the upper class/conservative/artists

Revolver - Nightclub - open 24hrs on weekends, dj's, range of young patrons but does get messy

Loophole or Catfood press - venue in a home, underground for artists

Church - conservative, age varied

World music bar - international crowd, audience varied.

Connections could be made with the venues: Nature of access and entry (security, rules), demographic, appeal/agenda, community. Idea to maybe present images sequentially based on entry cost. Connection of money, the audience and the type of access and entry.

I thought to photograph on a sat night between a certain time and have a consistent perspective to capture the nature of entry and access.