"Help"

[PaPa]

Hey all,

I just finished editing a short video assignment i had to create for "Ways of Seeing", a class in my third year of Film Production at Concordia University Montreal.

The purpose was to use any medium, and create a 3-5 minute short with the idea of 'Cinema and Landscape'.

The challenge was that we were not allowed to do ANY on line editing. Everything had to be edited in camera. We were, however, allowed to do post grading and add sound to help convey the message of our shoot.

Feel free to leave comments, if anything at all to let me know how this video makes you feel. What senses or emotions does it evoke from the viewer/you? What does it make you contemplate, or maybe it does nothing at all? Let me know with your feedback, i am very interested to hear how, if at all, this affects you.

Please note, this video REQUIRES sound. if you do not have sound, do not watch.

Thank you!

shot with Letus Extreme
Canon XH A1

(standard def)
http://www.vimeo.com/1725875

 

[disjecta]

Hey Papa, I took a look at your film. Although it had some interesting ideas from an audio point of view, I'm not sure I really understand what your story is.

I really do like the idea of inserting an opposing sound to counterpoint the visual. It gave me a feeling of anticipation, like I was leaving this peaceful environment only to be reinserted back to "civilization".

That theory worked until, suddenly, we were back to almost silence again with the sunset or sunrise. The weakest part of the film was the moon. I guess the sound was kinda wimpy and it lacked any kind of impact visually. Plus, I couldn't tell if this was a tongue in cheek piece or meant to be serious. The last shot implied the former which I wasn't really expecting.

So that's my abstract attempt to tell you how I responded to something abstract. I hope some of this made sense to you.

 

[PaPa]

Thanks for watching Steve.

The great thing about creating a piece like this is that not everyone gets the same reaction, which is very exciting. A few people were able to hit spot on the message i was conveying and some went a very different route. Some sought a more literal meaning, some a more poetic sense and none of them are wrong.

The sunset is indeed a very important part of it, but i will let you decide for yourself if it adds to your understanding of the video or not. But i can assure you everything has a point.

I can see where you find comedy in the last shot, which is fine. In some, it evoked fear, in others it made them curious or laugh. What was even more interesting is that it all depended on the medium on which it was shown. The smaller the screen, the less it had an effect, and vice versa.

Of course it makes sense. And i love hearing other people's takes on it.

Cheers, Steve.

Anyone else care to take a gander?