Thursday, September 9, 2010
Our House!
Since the first film made for the Chinquapin School, I have been inspired by it to make my own films with my camera or rather take pictures. Due to the many movies I've seen in recent years, I have always wanted to film my own film that shows an audience what I'm trying to say. Whether it be a war, romance or comical film, I want to propose a film in which only music is played and show the different ways students interact and have fun throughout the day. Of course a college preparatory education isn't all that bad, but also there's fun involved in education and a typical usually consists of fun and studious times. It would be a film with different clips ranging from sports, classes, study hall, dining room, and dorm life. Of course, not only would I want to play music in the background with no dialogue, but I would also bring in dialogue once in a while to not make the film so boring and repetitive. Of course this cannot be done without a camera and the cooperation of the student body. But I want to " catch" students in the moment of their fun times. This, of course, will be conducted in school hours, with the time I am permitted, and will show both student and teachers have a fun day. I would want to have the help of Craig Duncan, my college mentor, Ryan, and my other mentor, Carlos Gonzalez. For my review panel I would want Susan Davis, Craig Duncan, Dale Dilworth, and Ryan Tucker.
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I did a similar project last year(on my own) where I created a picture album dedicated to the 2010-2011 year, some of the best photographs I took were in between the months of September and January. You'd surprise yourself what you get in the end, many strange poses, faces that weren't there before. Now, you might want to think about how to approach filming students in their natural state. Liz Thornton once said that having a camera right in front of people's faces makes them feel a bit intimidated, and so you might not get the results you want. Do you plan on having Ray preserve your film by showing it every fall when students get back from summer vacation or what? Overall, your project sounds exciting and I hope you follow through it.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you want to accomplish with this film? What are you trying to capture? What type of film will this be -- narrative, documentary, or abstract?
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