I wanted to use motion picture image for my third image only book, possibly because my chosen text comes from a film. The film for those of you who have not seen it, is about survivors of a plane crash who are attempting both to live and to escape from a pack of grey wolves that are stalking them in the Alaskan wilderness. In my short video I wanted to portray the action of a soldier or someone who is being hunted (not necessarily by a wolf in this case) and going "once more into the fray":
Once more into the fray
Into the last good fight I'll ever know
Live and die on this day
Live and die on this day
Beautiful, very dramatic, also with the music and sound of crushing ice, breaking twigs and the running. At the beginning I thought it was too sunny for such a tragic 'story', but then the dramatic shadows and shade from the trees and branches add a lot of value to the emotion of it.
ReplyDeleteI sort of found the turning of the pages during it all a little confusing. Liked the cinematography and tone, but I found it a little nauseating from the downward POV.
ReplyDeleteI too found the pages turning a bit confusing at first been then I realized that was what made it a book. Overall I found it interesting and the sounds were great. The one critique I would make is why are we just looking at the feet the whole time? When the person is running I thought it might be interesting to see where they are going.
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ReplyDeleteYou always surprised me with how "out of the box" you can think and push boundaries. It is an amazing capacity that you have and I would like to commend you for it.
Some observations:
First section of slow walking: I did not sense fear. What I saw was careful, mindful stepping. As if we were trying to walk without stepping something. If I did not know the narrative, I might read this as "looking for something that I dropped in the forest." When we use our own bodies within the frame of a camera, the notion of "how good of an actor are you" comes up in crits. I definitely think the running part, with the heavy breathing works wonders to convey content, but I am not so sure about the beginning part.
The making of much noise by walking in the mud also conflicts with my understanding on the content. If one is supposed to be in hiding, or trying not to get killed, I would think that we would avoid making noise at all cost.
Camera vantage point: is it theoretically "goggle vision"? Meaning, is this "what you are seeing? Or is it a camera that was on your belt that was left on by accident? It feels not quite clear.
The last sound edit of omitting the running, dropping to the ground sound works well to convey the idea of "everything goes silent."
Lastly, was there a special intention on how the person is dressed?
It was very interesting piece. I liked how the clip was in sepia tones, it gave me a sense of an older time.
ReplyDeleteThe music did have a peaceful yet sad ending, but I did not sense fear or a sense of 'hunted'.
The clip was well done, but I will admit I did get very nauseous watching the camera shifting.
Yes, I know it was not the most professional camera work, and I apologize for any nausea you experienced. I decided to shoot the feet only for 2 reasons. #1, because I would have needed to 'hire' an actor, and I didn't have the costume/ right person available to me to make you believe the story. I did wear my husband's old Navy boots and some olive green hiking pants tucked into them as my costume. #2, because I wanted to highlight that one's legs can be the most valuable thing in such a dangerous encounter. The pages were sort of slapped in there for the purpose of 'binding' my book. I didn't know how else to bind it so you could consider it a book.
ReplyDeleteAs for the slow walking, I wanted to communicate that this person was carefully proceeding, knowing he was being hunted, but later the urgency and pace of escaping increases. I could have maybe conveyed this better by adding a couple shots of me hiding out for a little while.
Nice JOB! Very successful. I agree and disagree with the above. I enjoyed the page turning, enjoyed the careful slow beginning and then the running. Didn't the text suggest a slow start? Or was it just how you broke up the text? Also I enjoyed the whole sensation! Very nice!
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