Final project: transformation.
So to be completely transparent, I'm torn on what I want to do exactly with my project. "Transformation" is such a broad concept with no clear direction on where to start, but this is as much a stressful notion as it is a freeing one. When I hear "Transformation" I also hear the word " process" meaning that there is a timeline full of forwarding or sometimes backwards movement. I've chosen to interpret this as needing to articulate that a "change" has taken place. The baseline from which the change occurred doesn't necessarily need to be my first scene, the change could be the first scene or shot and then the story is how we got to this point. I'd like to play with the ideas of death. and the afterlife or lack thereof. How I'm going to do this, and what I chose to use as storytelling elements is still something I'm mulling over.
sorry for the late post. I worked a ton these past few days and haven't been near my computer.
peace be with you.
Good to hear your starting points, and we went a lot further in our discussions last week. To comment off of that, I'm looking forward to seeing how the shooting has gone, since you had the idea to split the style of the piece between a narrative, character-driven story; cut with more non-linear and abstract images. These are difficult language to reconcile, and their roles become even more important to structure in an intentional way. In addition, I would recommend being loose about the narrative's content—when we're hell-bent (no pun intended) on conveying specific narrative content, the experimental and expressive potential of the video material can sometimes get lost. It sounds like you need to freely gather a ton of video images and sound elements, then start to make lots of versions in Premiere. Looking forward to seeing some today!
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