[Confrontation Unit 8] A New Idea
As expressed in an earlier post I expressed some concerns with the footage that I had filmed. My main concern was that it is primarily short clips and events, with little relation to each other. In other words, when edited, it would likely feel like a collection of disjointed scenes with no connective tissue. While scenes in other documentaries / mockumentaries like The Office, for example, work well on their own as self contained clips, they still relate to connecting scenes. This is something I have failed to see any signs of in the footage I have collected so far.
An idea I thought of which would be my attempt to remedy this was to script some scenes and / or film some interviews, however I may have came up with a new idea which not only relates to my previous style of work, but also adds a unique twist to the documentary genre.
This new idea brings it more into the 'found footage' genre, putting it in a similar category to Cloverfield or the Blair Witch project, however acting as more of a parody of those films.
The concept is that the footage has been found after a event that has affected a large portion of the planet. The United States was left unaffected, and brought it upon themselves to find whatever caused the event. The footage was found a few years after this, and is suspected to document the creation of whatever caused the event.
Obviously, the footage has nothing to do with it, instead documenting the Art Foundation class building their final pieces and preparing the studio for the Art Show. I hope that the irony & misunderstanding will add some humour, despite aiming for a dark tone with the video.
It will be using words and imagery to convey information, lacking a voice over, with the audio being devoted to music and distorted audio from the video clips in use.
Here are some examples of movies what fall within the found footage genre:
While I am again changing direction, this will likely not require a schedule change, as the only difference this time is the editing progress.
In a much earlier post I described how I could leans some lessons from the developmental themes in my A2 Art: Coursework video, which was made as the final piece for my second year art course, detailing the developments endured by my sculptures and how they relate to aspects of my childhood.
This new direction for the video will likely be more alike the A2 video, as a result of its darker tone and is likely to use text in a similar way. I'd also like to give it a similar feel, without using music that is quite so fast paced. The intention will be atmosphere over intensity.
An idea I thought of which would be my attempt to remedy this was to script some scenes and / or film some interviews, however I may have came up with a new idea which not only relates to my previous style of work, but also adds a unique twist to the documentary genre.
This new idea brings it more into the 'found footage' genre, putting it in a similar category to Cloverfield or the Blair Witch project, however acting as more of a parody of those films.
The concept is that the footage has been found after a event that has affected a large portion of the planet. The United States was left unaffected, and brought it upon themselves to find whatever caused the event. The footage was found a few years after this, and is suspected to document the creation of whatever caused the event.
Obviously, the footage has nothing to do with it, instead documenting the Art Foundation class building their final pieces and preparing the studio for the Art Show. I hope that the irony & misunderstanding will add some humour, despite aiming for a dark tone with the video.
It will be using words and imagery to convey information, lacking a voice over, with the audio being devoted to music and distorted audio from the video clips in use.
Here are some examples of movies what fall within the found footage genre:
While I am again changing direction, this will likely not require a schedule change, as the only difference this time is the editing progress.
In a much earlier post I described how I could leans some lessons from the developmental themes in my A2 Art: Coursework video, which was made as the final piece for my second year art course, detailing the developments endured by my sculptures and how they relate to aspects of my childhood.
This new direction for the video will likely be more alike the A2 video, as a result of its darker tone and is likely to use text in a similar way. I'd also like to give it a similar feel, without using music that is quite so fast paced. The intention will be atmosphere over intensity.
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