Artist's Statement:
I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted to do when I set about conceiving this project, but I knew I wanted to go more of the Tone Poem route than tell a more specific narrative from my childhood. I grew up in a very peaceful town in the middle of nowhere, so I wanted to find a setting that evoked that sort of feeling. While I had my struggles just like everyone else, I feel that my childhood was overall pretty pleasant, and I wanted to capture some of the innocence and carefree attitude of youth. The paper rabbits are intended to reflect both the wildlife that surrounded me in my densely forested hometown, as well as my propensity for arts and crafts from a young age. This piece took on a narrative life of its own as we shot it, since the paper boats weren't as sturdy or obedient as I would've liked them to be, unexpectedly becoming something of a metaphor for my own youthful attitudes.
This was a really cool shoot for me. I feel like I got a nice look into David's head. It was cool to see the moments he wanted to convey and to try to make them happen in film. David was great to work with because he made it clear what he wanted the shot lo look like, but also allowed for other input. I learned a lot about filming something and just allowing what happens to happen. It was hard for me, at first, to just kind of let the boats do their thing, but I got the hang of it. I think I could have had some better suggestions. It was my idea to have the shot of walking along the path and I didn't hold the camera very still as I walked, so that opening shot had more of a human feel to it, which was really my bad. But over all I liked how the film turned out.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really cool shoot for me. I feel like I got a nice look into David's head. It was cool to see the moments he wanted to convey and to try to make them happen in film. David was great to work with because he made it clear what he wanted the shot lo look like, but also allowed for other input. I learned a lot about filming something and just allowing what happens to happen. It was hard for me, at first, to just kind of let the boats do their thing, but I got the hang of it. I think I could have had some better suggestions. It was my idea to have the shot of walking along the path and I didn't hold the camera very still as I walked, so that opening shot had more of a human feel to it, which was really my bad. But over all I liked how the film turned out.
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