This was an interesting project for me. My background tells me that if you didn't spend days in the editing room, then you just weren't trying hard enough. While I still spent a significant amount of time mulling over this in the LRC, the majority of my time was spent taking stuff out... it turned out, in this case, that simple was better. While this video lacks tons of shots and cuts, I do feel that it is precise... everything is in its right and intended place.
Of course, there are things I would change looking back on it now, but I am proud of what I came up with. It's nothing like anything I would have made in the past, but it dialogues well (I hope) with some of the films we saw towards the end of the semester. I drew from James Benning, in particular, whose films I don't confess to truly appreciate but that I came to better understand by doing something in his vein.
What's amazing to me is the amount of stuff that was left on the cutting room floor. There were tons of extra shots that I gotten, all beautiful (I think), that simply didn't fit... that would've ultimately distracted from the point of this film.
Speaking of the point, try to guess what it is, cause I ain't tellin'.
Enjoy.
natural beauty. i enjoyed the juxtaposition of sounds from chaotic construction to tranquility.
ReplyDeletemay i ask where this was filmed?