Raw Impressions of Second Chances
Last night, I got inspired to post to my long dormant "video blog." Joanna and I attended RIPFest #9 ("Second Chances") at the Anthology Film Archives, where 5 original short films were screened. Our friend Chris starred in one of the films - he is an incredibly talented actor (though we are biased). Each film was cast, written, directed, and edited in 16 days - a short, creative, collaborative project among artists who have never met before.
RIPFest is supported by the not-for-profit Raw Impressions, which is "committed to inspiring artists to be prolific with excellence, introducing artists to new collaborators and supporting artists through a speedy development process free from commercial pressures - so our artists can just be artists."
So, I got to thinking about my amateur film-making pursuits from several years ago, and my continuing ed classes at SVA. As part of a film production class, I collaborated with classmates to make a few 16mm films - acting as the lighting and camera operator on others' projects and then helming my own. It was an intense process where each person was to write, cast, direct, and edit their film over a 6 week period. The filming and editing was "old school" - using a Bolex camera and a Steenbeck to physically cut / splice the film.
On a 100+ degree August day in '02, we shot my film in Ryan's apartment over about 12 hours. The film was then edited over the next 2 weeks and screened for my class. Editing on a Steenbeck was quite an experience - in fact that whole time constitutes one of my most satisfying creative /collaborative, "learning by doing" projects. A huge thanks to my cast and crew!
The film has had limited, small "screenings" over the years, and since it wasn't shot with sound, a soundtrack was usually played via a CD while the 16mm film (or VHS tape) played. A few months ago, decided to transfer the film to digital video, add titles / credits, add a soundtrack, and encode it using Flash video (for those not in the know - that's the video format used by sites like YouTube). Again - this was a "learning by doing" process - wanted to learn more about Flash video.
While I'm still not completely happy with where the soundtrack falls relative to the images, it's pretty close to what I'd consider acceptable for a wider audience. Please click on the below image in order to watch this film (for those using Internet Exporer you may need to click a few times).
Disclaimer: While the title is "Love and Marriage," the film isn't a reflection of my personal thoughts on these subjects - and structurally, it's heavily inspired by David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (which I had just seen at that time).
......all life is art direction.
RIPFest is supported by the not-for-profit Raw Impressions, which is "committed to inspiring artists to be prolific with excellence, introducing artists to new collaborators and supporting artists through a speedy development process free from commercial pressures - so our artists can just be artists."
So, I got to thinking about my amateur film-making pursuits from several years ago, and my continuing ed classes at SVA. As part of a film production class, I collaborated with classmates to make a few 16mm films - acting as the lighting and camera operator on others' projects and then helming my own. It was an intense process where each person was to write, cast, direct, and edit their film over a 6 week period. The filming and editing was "old school" - using a Bolex camera and a Steenbeck to physically cut / splice the film.
On a 100+ degree August day in '02, we shot my film in Ryan's apartment over about 12 hours. The film was then edited over the next 2 weeks and screened for my class. Editing on a Steenbeck was quite an experience - in fact that whole time constitutes one of my most satisfying creative /collaborative, "learning by doing" projects. A huge thanks to my cast and crew!
The film has had limited, small "screenings" over the years, and since it wasn't shot with sound, a soundtrack was usually played via a CD while the 16mm film (or VHS tape) played. A few months ago, decided to transfer the film to digital video, add titles / credits, add a soundtrack, and encode it using Flash video (for those not in the know - that's the video format used by sites like YouTube). Again - this was a "learning by doing" process - wanted to learn more about Flash video.
While I'm still not completely happy with where the soundtrack falls relative to the images, it's pretty close to what I'd consider acceptable for a wider audience. Please click on the below image in order to watch this film (for those using Internet Exporer you may need to click a few times).
Disclaimer: While the title is "Love and Marriage," the film isn't a reflection of my personal thoughts on these subjects - and structurally, it's heavily inspired by David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (which I had just seen at that time).
......all life is art direction.
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