I have been unicyling for six years, so it has become a major part of me. When I walk through a park, I don't just see parks benches, picnic tables, stone walls, and open squares. I see obstacles to climb up, jump over, ride on, and so tricks in. The world of trials unicycling is a unique one, where any place can become a playground, and I want to try and capture that for the audience of my work. I've been scouting out a few locations that might be suitable, somewhere that is open and out of the way enough not to get in anyone's way, but also public enough that it is recognizable and relatable. My top choices so far are the Botanic Gardens, Kelburn Campus, and, probably my favorite, the harbour area.
This idea also leaves a lot of space for unique framing and editing, trying to show the same exact space from two totally different sets of eyes. Some I do see a few issues that I will need to overcome: 1) acquiring a unicycle. I'm an exchange student and didn't have baggage space to bring a trials unicycle on the plane. While this seems like a major setback, I've already found a couple places that sell them for a good price, and I've been wanting to get one anyways while I'm here. 2) since i'll be riding on camera i'll probably need someone who knows how to operate a camera to help me out. Not a big problem. 3) trying to stay focused on the actual space and not the activity. While it is the unicyclist perspective I'm going for, I need to make sure to stay focused on the project and displaying the site itself.
So, while there are certainly some kinks to work out, I think the idea is a solid one and a unique take on the project requirements.
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