CONTEXTUAL HEALING
Dodgy.
-Sidenote, i hate tumblr. Not even the cute play on words can- awww heck, i can’t stay mad at you, tumblr :)
-Double sidenote, i’m going back to blogger soon, i reckon.
This week’s contextual seminar with Jools definitely helped clarify what on earth the VISUAL essay was all about. I still can’t help but feel that i’ve got to approach it like a personal statement once again though, but i’ll try to remind myself that i’m trying to explore what work i like and what i dislike.
Even though at this stage in time i’m rather content towards all three pathways (this is of course before touching any flash stuff, which i’ve heard is just a pain in the arse), i feel rather biased towards Moving Image, considering i’ve just finally finished filming today (SUPER CHUFFED) and have a warm fuzzy feeling about what the output will be like in my belly. Could be the chicken my flatmate made me. I’ll stop soon.
JOHAN RENCK.
is a swedish director i’ve had my eye on ever since watching the ‘PASS THIS ON’ video by the band THE KNIFE. I did briefly mention it in an old post on my previous blog, as i was immersed in the narrative of the simple music video. Here it is again:
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What i love so much about the video is ‘the big twist’. I paid a lot of attention to cinematics also when i first watched this video, considering i was just swotting up on SKILLZ for when i would film as camera operator for my short, MAZE, and what i loved was the moment at 2:17, when three different angles are introduced to emphasise this turning point in the music video. It’s the smallest detail EVER, but it makes my eyes incredibly happy (i’ve repeated myself there, but it’s necassary). The video is rather subtle in set design, it’s a simple room you’d usually hire for a really naff birthday party, but that just promotes its realism.
Renck also directed DANIEL by BAT FOR LASHES, which, similarly to ‘PASS THIS ON’ prides itself on a dramatic, dark storyline and a melancholic blue-green tint. That video homes in on subtle night-marish imagery, which seems to capture the essence of the lyrics, which has a general theme of loneliness. It’s a shame that i’ve seen a brief ‘making-of’ DANIEL, and the guy seems like a complete git.
MICHEL GONDRY
Erm. Wow?
Am in the middle of ATTEMPTING TO WATCH Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. For the fifth time. It seems so boring. Yet this guy has directed quirky, infamous music videos such as BJORK’S HUMAN NATURE, and DAFT PUNK’S AROUND THE WORLD? Double-you, tee, eff. I think i’m starting to become interested in sort of.. set.. tricks.. if you will. Quirky ones.
