Following on from the previous series of experiments I went back to the original rushes and processed these further before taking them into Studio Artist. I was looking to focus the viewer specifically on the hands and also the repetitive nature of typing. I decided to crop, repeat, and loop one of the sections. I also further exaggerated the contrast in the footage to give it the best chance of being visible in the exterior environment, this is something that I was very conscious of after the experience of the Concrete project.

Adjusting the Studio Artist presets by turning off specific steps during the processing I was able to manipulate the output to give me a look that worked to give me a look that was tailored to what I was trying to achieve. I settled on these three looks as I felt that they all integrated the different aspects of the image, creating a surface where it was difficult to separate human and machine but the movement of the hand was still identifiable.
I then combined the three panels in Premiere, I think this helps focus a viewer of the repetitiveness of typing.
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