Went to Lincoln Park Zoo today for Film as Capture to get acquainted with the Bolex camera, much like we did in Media Practices: Moving Image. Only this time we didn't have to film BOTH a video and a film version of it, and we had a much better idea of what the hell we were doing. We shot: flamingos, warthogs, giraffes, a bear, and zebras. We tried to shoot these funny-looking, spastic monkeys, but, being spastic, they scurried away before we could film.
Also unlike last time, I walk away actually knowing how to read a light meter. Turns out it wasn't even complicated to begin with - friggin Media Practices teachers complicated it. Just like they did our first film assignment, where we were using the Bolex for THE FIRST TIME yet still had to shoot on friggin video, too.
Bamboozled is coming in from Netflix sometime soon - a movie shot entirely on mini DV video cameras...
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Turtle Burger
I think I'm under the impression that all the stuff I make in my film/video class isn't what I normally make, which is quite ironic. It's probably mostly due to the fact that we're working in groups, therefore, we're using a cluster of everyone's ideas instead of solely my own, twisted ideas.
Speaking of ideas, we had to make a proposal in front of the class for a video projection that's due next week (surprise!) Everyone had to pitch their ideas, and afterward we all had to vote on which ideas we wanted to realize. I thought mine was pretty clever, however, I don't think I pitched it the way I wanted to. I wanted to collect found footage and my own personal footage of Madrid (the other three members would have collected footage for another place that's dear to them) and then project it as a collage on a blank wall (the other three would have been on the other three walls.) And in the center I wanted to put a heat lamp or warm spotlight with a comfortable seating cushion for people to view the projection and listen to the sound pieces (via headphones) corresponding to each projection. My idea was to display a location that was dear to the artist, and then transfer that warm, comfy feeling the artists feels about it to the viewer. A little cheesy, maybe, but with a group I could've found a happy medium.
I don't know. Maybe it's not as cool as putting speakers next to colored water and watching it vibrate against a background of iTunes visualizers. 'Scuse the lack of overly conceptual bullshit -- the Japanese students would've loved it.
Did I mention "The Kimberly Ad" is going to be in Art Bash? Honestly, I forget, I'm not trying to be annoying.
I also kind of peeped over at the computer of the girl sitting next to me in film and video today and noticed she was on this website called Future Milk. Check this shiz out:
That's right, try not to get eaten, TURTLE.
Speaking of ideas, we had to make a proposal in front of the class for a video projection that's due next week (surprise!) Everyone had to pitch their ideas, and afterward we all had to vote on which ideas we wanted to realize. I thought mine was pretty clever, however, I don't think I pitched it the way I wanted to. I wanted to collect found footage and my own personal footage of Madrid (the other three members would have collected footage for another place that's dear to them) and then project it as a collage on a blank wall (the other three would have been on the other three walls.) And in the center I wanted to put a heat lamp or warm spotlight with a comfortable seating cushion for people to view the projection and listen to the sound pieces (via headphones) corresponding to each projection. My idea was to display a location that was dear to the artist, and then transfer that warm, comfy feeling the artists feels about it to the viewer. A little cheesy, maybe, but with a group I could've found a happy medium.
I don't know. Maybe it's not as cool as putting speakers next to colored water and watching it vibrate against a background of iTunes visualizers. 'Scuse the lack of overly conceptual bullshit -- the Japanese students would've loved it.
Did I mention "The Kimberly Ad" is going to be in Art Bash? Honestly, I forget, I'm not trying to be annoying.
I also kind of peeped over at the computer of the girl sitting next to me in film and video today and noticed she was on this website called Future Milk. Check this shiz out:
That's right, try not to get eaten, TURTLE.Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Puppets Bring Happiness #4
This one's a little creepy, but then again, what puppet video isn't?
Sock puppets do a cover of a cover: a cover of Nirvana's "Lithium" as sung by The Polyphonic Spree.
Beautifully shot, though.
Sock puppets do a cover of a cover: a cover of Nirvana's "Lithium" as sung by The Polyphonic Spree.
Beautifully shot, though.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Vaginas Can't Direct
I will admit that I discovered the following information on Feministing:
According to Entertainment Weekly, there are no active women directors good enough to make it on their super-cool exclusive "Top 25" list. Even though Almodóvar, Tim Burton, Gullermo del Toro and Scorsese made the list, this still pretty much offends me slightly.
I used to subscribe to EW in middle school with big dreams of going to NYU film school and graduating to become the most kickass film director like ever. I guess it's a good thing my parents ended the subscription before I realized I would have to squinch my face up real hard and grow a penis.
And Zack Snyder? Seriously? The dude who did 300? What the fucking fuck.
Woody Allen isn't even listed. I mean, he fits the genitalia requirement for the list, so why not?
But back to my story of struggle and soon-to-be triumph: Pretty much ever since I started taking video classes in high school I've been the token "chick" in the class who ends up making art videos as opposed to some lame, poorly lit "parody" of "Pimp My Ride" titled "Pimp My Lunch." If you catch my drift. For partner projects, I'd end up working alone because the number of people in the class conveniently happened to be an odd number. And I still made better videos.
That was probably kind of irrelevant, but now that I'm in art school and my video/film class is actually made up of mostly women and a gay guy, I can harshly criticize mainstream ideas of gender association through my own experiences.
According to Entertainment Weekly, there are no active women directors good enough to make it on their super-cool exclusive "Top 25" list. Even though Almodóvar, Tim Burton, Gullermo del Toro and Scorsese made the list, this still pretty much offends me slightly.
I used to subscribe to EW in middle school with big dreams of going to NYU film school and graduating to become the most kickass film director like ever. I guess it's a good thing my parents ended the subscription before I realized I would have to squinch my face up real hard and grow a penis.
And Zack Snyder? Seriously? The dude who did 300? What the fucking fuck.
Woody Allen isn't even listed. I mean, he fits the genitalia requirement for the list, so why not?
But back to my story of struggle and soon-to-be triumph: Pretty much ever since I started taking video classes in high school I've been the token "chick" in the class who ends up making art videos as opposed to some lame, poorly lit "parody" of "Pimp My Ride" titled "Pimp My Lunch." If you catch my drift. For partner projects, I'd end up working alone because the number of people in the class conveniently happened to be an odd number. And I still made better videos.
That was probably kind of irrelevant, but now that I'm in art school and my video/film class is actually made up of mostly women and a gay guy, I can harshly criticize mainstream ideas of gender association through my own experiences.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Some of My YouTube Crap
So today in Media Practices we had to make a video about the news and upload it onto YouTube. This is the fruit of my group's labor:
Not too fancy, not too shabby. We had about 30 minutes to film it on Photo Booth (the immediate capture on YouTube wasn't working.)
But, hey! Check out the music video I made back in September:
Not too fancy, not too shabby. We had about 30 minutes to film it on Photo Booth (the immediate capture on YouTube wasn't working.)
But, hey! Check out the music video I made back in September:
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