Day 15- Moving Image , more on Shooting and Editing and variables we can 'play' with
Another Camera-Person at work On Friday it was day 2 of the 'Moving Image' and although we focused on shooting and editing we were also able to find out a little about a renowned practitioner Sam Taylor Wood who has a history of creating waves with her works which include those of 'Lookalikes' . The piece that Dr Pete alerted us to (and showed us some of) was The Last Century (2005) and he also provided a resource for us to use ( UbuWeb ) . The Last Century which we watched some of was a thought provoking staged recreation where the central conceit we were invited to be a part of was that we were looking at a 'Freeze Frame' which was actually made up of people being as still as they could (rather than made via the use of technical wizardry). It confronts the staging used in moving image and reminds us of the Director's influence and the artificial nature of film which calls for us to suspend belief. Like Steve ...
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