OTHER: Pollen

[J Davis]

This is a collaboration with Van Zeng (musician) http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/member.php?u=60360

and Eva Natal (model) http://www.modelmayhem.com/2518237



Every spring the pollen gets in my eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
Sunglasses help a little but I still just want to put my head underwater.

When choosing the colors – I tried to create the feeling I have when pollen is on my skin and my eyes are itching.
The sounds I worked toward with Van help convey the mind haze pollen brings on.

https://vimeo.com/39903241

http://jdmax.com/pollen/

 

[D_and_G]

Beautiful model. Interesting concept. Good framing choices, ECU's.

Why it wasn't really on the mark for me is the model didn't seem perturbed by the water, but more relaxed. Juxtaposed with the music it really didn't convey annoyance. Furthermore, the colour palette was sterile and didn't match the emotion you were going for - I know colour choice is very subjective - but it's just my quick first impression.

Overall, I wish there was more harmony between the visuals and the music, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. This was shot on red right ? (I think I remember you having one)

Great to see out-of-the-box collaborations,

Cheers

 

[J Davis]

This was shot on red right ? (I think I remember you having one)

This was a hacked gh2 !!

...the model didn't seem perturbed by the water, but more relaxed.

Sorry if its not clear .. the water is the cleansing agent that washes the pollen away, the music convey's how I feel when affected and the color of the skin reflects the toxicity of the Pollen.
re: my use of the word toxicity - when I created this I was thinking a lot about Miyazak's Nausicaa Valley of the Wind (link)
which has a strong theme of allergies, toxic plants & pollen caused by a polluted world.

Thanks for watching!

edit:
short series of stills added
http://jdmax.com/pollen/

 

[D_and_G]

This was a hacked gh2 !!

haha, I thought you were an og with the red one. Hack on...

Sorry if its not clear .. the water is the cleansing agent that washes the pollen away, the music convey's how I feel when affected and the color of the skin reflects the toxicity of the Pollen.

Got it. I meant more the background colour etc., but I get where you're coming from. Like I said, some good stuff there...

cheers