Trinity Poole, Katie Massey, Tommy Kha
Final
After After Hours: May 4, 2011
This film is a series of images and shots of a landscape, it is dark, and there is the hint of human presence but no figures are ever seen, just the aftermath, such as shadows or an empty swing after someone has left it.
There is the feeling of being all alone in this darkness, but not quite because someone has just been here or is hiding in that darkness. It feels creepy.
The main idea we started with was totally different. This idea came about as we were editing for it, and started seeing all of these images.
The theme or premise is as I stated above, being alone in this darkness but not quite.
Main tension, I would say, is the not knowing who or what is making these shadows and noises. I think that the visuals are the strongest part of the film.
Problems areas, I think I would like to see it a bit longer.
Journal-type notes on your own learning process, discoveries, and frustrations.
This project was a collaboration with myself, Katie and Tommy. I really feel that the film took on a life of its own, and went in a slightly different direction that originally intended, and I am very happy with it. I love the visuals, I think that there are aspects of all of our aesthetics there. I love the feeling I get from it, its creepy, and beautiful.
This was probably the most fun project to shoot, mostly because we got to play with horses. It was challenging because we were on a farm with no lights except from the small vehicle we were driving around and a small lantern. I think we did a pretty good job of solving the challenges that we faced. We definitely got dirty, and had a lot of mistakes and issues. We killed the battery on the Mule the first time we shot because we left the lights on without it running, and had to be towed out of the horse field with a tractor. We got very muddy and wet. Stepping in horse poop was a given. Our actress (who got edited out) was shocked by the fence twice! But it was all worth it.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Crit on crit: last week-Empty Vessel
There were a lot of suggestions made, most of which I agreed with. The best one was the sequence of the film, to break it up and match the actions, such as the scrubbing of my face with the scratching out of the words on the notepad. I was told my audio was terrible, which I already knew. It was suggested to take out the clip of me locking the door, and I did. I also got rid of the fades (Tommy)I changed the credits a bit, and like the look better. It was suggested that I begin in the bathroom, and that changed the whole tone of the film. I got rid of the music as well.
Self-crit-midterm final edit
I really took to heart the feedback given last week. I agreed that I should try to match actions back and forth in the sequence, so that it appeared as though the fight was a memory. I really wanted to take out all of the sound except her one line, but that line had too much presence in the background and it sounded terrible. I am pretty happy with the result, it is a lot better now. I think that the visuals are strong and I am glad I took out most of the dialogue.I know that my audio could still be somewhat better but it is much better than it was. I am glad that I did this project, I have been doing self-portraits for a long time in photo and it was a great challenge to take myself out of the comfort zone of stills, into video. The performative aspect of my photo pieces is the part that I have never let anyone see.
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