Face Distortion Transitions Moving Images

I made 2 short films using the images I took of transitions using make up for the materials and Processes paper.

Transition 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x80oNUpe8wQ&list=UUNRFVDddHIoL-rVre9yrWLw

Transition 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep5kofDjw0I&list=UUNRFVDddHIoL-rVre9yrWLw

Air Pressure Video Experiment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3fPfxIglAQ&feature=youtu.be

Moving Image: Bastille - Pompeii

I watched this music video Pompeii by Bastille as I knew it had the same sort of 'idea' to it - running from something/changing from 'normal' to something else, in my case 'possessed'. The transition is made at the end in this video, like mine however mine shows more of the transition in progress. The song Pompeii, in my opinion, is as upbeat as Don't Fear The Reaper and in this video, Pompeii suits the video really well and vice versa, therefore I am pleased with my decision to use Don't Fear the Reaper.

Pompeii link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90Cw4l-8NY

Moving Image: Final

This is what my finished, final film looks like. I am really pleased with the result, especially with the music as it changes the tempo and look of the whole film and makes it easier to watch.
This is the link to my movie with Blue Öyster Cults' "Don't Fear the Reaper": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53FXti4zByI&feature=youtu.be
I have been trying out different songs.
This one has "Empty Spaces" by Pink Floyd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghcW1apIM5M&feature=youtu.be
This one has "Happiest Days of Our Lives" by Pink Floyd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbmkAhJrznQ&feature=youtu.be
Over all, I am happy with my final project, the length is good, the look is good, the quality of the clips is exactly how I want them to be. All I need to do now is confirm which song I would like. It will most likely be Don't Fear the Reaper as I think it fits incredibly well with the entire video and theme of it.

Moving Image: Western Shootout sequence

This is the Western Shootout sequence made in collaboration between myself, Shay, Deb, Chas, Gail and Sufayira. I did the editing of this clip. It was filmed using the 180 degree rule and using the eyeline match. We included a few examples of poor continuity, where I was wearing a beanie for all of the clips bar one, where it is filming the back of the 'bad guys'. Another example is when Gail had her 'gun' out when the camera was over her shoulder then in the next cut she had her arms folded.

Moving Image: Sound - dialogue, ambience, diegetic to non diegetic

This clip is a dialogue recording clip. Monika, Chas, Vicky and I used a Shotgun microphone, boom and sound recorder. Vicky held the sound equipment whilst Monika and Chas conversed and I filmed them. The boom was held so that the microphone was pointed directly towards Monika and Chas as they spoke.

This clip is an ambience recording. We disconnected the microphone from the sound recorder and had only the sound recorder picking up the ambient sounds.

This is a clip to show the transition from non diegetic to diegetic. It begins with the girls standing around with children's game music playing but we do not see the source of the music until the camera pans to Monika's son with a phone playing games.

Moving Image: Example of final

I have put together a few of the clips I have gathered to give an idea of what I would like my final piece to look like. I have mixed them up in terms of putting vivid direct lighting clips next to low diffused lighting, stationary juxtaposed to moving etc. I like the look of the cut to the next clip as it is very abrupt, as are the lengths of the clips. I did this in Windows Movie Maker however I will be putting my final piece together in Premier. In movie maker, I was meant to mute all the clips before exporting but when I watched it with  the sound I quite liked the background noise. Sound is obviously still something I have to make a decision on but I do like this option. Being just an example, this doesn't show the full storyline of my final piece but I will include this. I have a lot of footage for the end of the piece, however I need to shorten some of the clips. Towards the end of my final piece, however, some of the clips will in fact be significantly longer than the others as I want to play on the 'possessed' image. I need to keep in consideration that all the clips need to gel together so I can't have the longer clips too long.
Putting these few clips together has given me a good indication of where I am heading.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YmhKn6KO1o&feature=youtu.be

Moving Image: Collecting footage in different light settings

I am continuously collecting footage for my final moving image piece. I have collected footage in different light settings.
This clip was taken in the middle os the day on a bright day so the sun created bright highlights and dark shadows on my face:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoXnuc8gIuE

The next 2 are examples of over exposed and under exposed, respectively:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3fiPXEV9ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFbDWxAabdw
 I have also included walking in the above 2 as I do not want all of my clips to be stationary. I see it as adding 'texture' to the film as a whole.

The next clip is taken in a diffused light setting. Everything appears softer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwzGAylPHaE

This clip is taken is diffused lighting again, but lighter than the previous. It is a contrast to the sunny day clip as it is still well lit, however there is no variation in tones or shadows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH7FNbKI9Hc

I am keeping with the second a day clip idea, however my clips will be of varying lengths. This way I will be able to tell the story more successfully than in 1 second clips.
I have been thinking about sound for my film also and I am debating whether I should use sound or just have it silent. I could have it somewhat silent and attach a background noise of perhaps feedback on a tv or no signal on a radio; the muffled, grainy noise it produces.

RRaW Annotated Bibliographies

Discussing Mo'ui Tukuhausia

This piece of writing is an interview between curator, Bruce E. Phillips and artist, Kalisolaite 'Uhila. The interview is about 'Uhila's time living as a homeless person as an artwork. 'Uhila lived as a homeless person from 19 March to 1 April 2012 to find out what it is like to be homeless. He aimed to see how other people perceived him as homeless and how he was treated.
'Uhila discovered that as a homeless person he was looked down upon by people in a higher social class than the homeless. He was spat at and abused verbally. He was mistreated, seen as inhuman.
My thoughts on the artwork, I feel as though 'Uhila proved that people can be spiteful and nasty for no apparent reason, other than merely seeing another human in a homeless state.
The text was very insightful and informative. I received a lot of information on 'Uhila's artwork. I learnt what it was, what it was about and the result. ' Uhila's interview answers explained a lot about the artwork and his findings.

'Uhila, K. and Phillips, B. E. (2012). Discussing Mo'ui Tukuhausia.  In Phillips, B. E. & Lal, R. (Eds.), What do you mean, we? (pp. 46-53). Auckland, Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts.

Seung Yul Oh

This piece of writing is a critique on Korean artist, Seung Yul Oh's paintings and his painting style. It was written by art critic, Andrew Paul Wood, who writes "Oh's paintings make me laugh." The text is addressing the idea that Oh creates work that is funny, cartoon-like and cute. He mentions that the work of Oh is surrealist but also identifies recognisable forms in the work, Ssyang Bbong, such as birds.
Wood gives us a brief background on Oh which reveals a bit about the artwork. It is based on East Asian Pop Culture.
Wood raises the question - is there a place for humour in art galleries as this particular piece by Oh is 'funny' to Wood. I believe that art can play on any emotion or feeling, including humour therefore, yes there is a place for humour in galleries in my opinion.

Wood, A.P. (2009). Seung Yul Oh. In F. Campbell (Ed.), The Big Book of Essays: New Zealand Contemporary Art from the Real Art Roadshow: Black Collection (p.44). Wanaka: Real Art Charitable Trust.

Francis Upritchard

This article is talking about an exhibition by Francis Upritchard, written by H. Galbraith. It tells us that she made shrunken heads, a sacred item in some cultures, and given them characteristics to make them different. These characteristics are things such as 'comedic hairstyles' and moustaches to make them seem 'funny '. However, to some people they may not appear as humorous but instead may appear as disrespectful.
In a way, Upritchard is bringing humility to these objects and almost mocking cultures who see shrunken heads as sacred and precious.
The shrunken head, in this instance, is taken from the maori culture. Upritchard made these shrunken heads depicting NZ European (European descendants) or pakeha. Upritchard's heads do not resemble those of 'warriors or valiant tribesman', which Galbraith tells us they are traditionally supposed to depict.

Galbraith, H. Psychic Pushing. In H. Galbraith (Ed.) Francis Upritchard: Save Yourself (pp. 31-33). New Plymouth: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Francis Upritchard: Save Yourself Project Team. (Exhibition catalogue.) (Plus images of Upritchard's work from pp. 94-96 and p 6.)

Octavia Cook

This text is an article about the work of Octavia Cook, written by Anna Miles. Miles has provided information regarding Octavia Cook's jewellery business, The name of it is Cook & Co, which Miles has revealed that this name was inspired by a well known jewellery company, Tiffany & Co.

This text enlightens us as to the 'symbol', or 'Coat of Arms' that represents the brand, and what it consists of. Octavia Cook has made jewellery based on famous silhouette jewellery that includes the silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II, in the piece Mutual Appreciation Brooches; OC Wearing QEII AND QEII Wearing OC.

Cook uses materials such as acrylic to make her pieces. Most probably because this is an inexpensive material that is easily sourced. It comes in a range of different colours; Cook uses a lot of different colours in her works. It is also an easily shaped material and can be adhered to other materials easily.

Miles, A. (2009). Octavia Cook. In. F. Campbell (Ed.), The Big Book of Essays: New Zealand Contemporary Art from the Real Art Roadshow: Silver Collection (p. 7). Wanaka: Real Art Charitable Trust.

Wayne Barrar

This piece of writing is about Wayne Barrar's photography work that shows familiar New Zealand landscapes juxtaposed with signs of humanity. It is written by Jill Trevelyan, and she has used Barrar's "Beneath Bowen Falls To Mitre Peak, Fiordland 2000" as an example to illustrate the nature versus man-made seen in Barrar's work. Barrar photographs NZ landscapes that have man-made objects in them, such as the wooden boardwalk composed directly in the centre of the particular work mentioned. Trevelyan writes of other examples of Barrar's work, such as a photograph of the Mohaka forest featuring a power pylon.

Trevelyan reflects on the fact that photography replaced the purpose of painting, which is to capture scenes for republishing. Barrar uses his photography to show these landscapes to an audience to show the transition of beautiful, untouched landscape to a human occupied and changed area.

Trevelyan, J. (2009). Wayne Barrar. In F. Campbell (Ed.), The Big Book of Essays: New Zealand Contemporary Art from the Real Art Roadshow: Silver Collection (p. 1). Wanaka: Real Art Charitable Trust.

Moving Image: High and low key lighting

Low Key lighting - For these images, a bright, high-positioned light was pointed towards the subject matter, Rimal. In the first image, the lighting appears to be more dispersed as the light was pointed more directly to Rimal, whereas in the second image the lighting appears harder and darker as the light was positioned to the side of Rimal on a diagonal. He was also standing near a black wall which took away some of the light.

Low Key moving image clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwUcnVMEexM&feature=youtu.be

High Key lighting - For these images 3 lights were set up; key, fill and back lights. This provided a softer look and the subjects, Shane and Rimal were lit evenly.

High Key moving image clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBF2Hc5iHws&feature=youtu.be

Collaboration between myself, Shane, Rimal, Deb and Tyler.

Moving Image: Blair Witch Project and a picture/clip a day videos

Seeing as my film is going to be clips of me, camera handheld pointed at my face, I have decided to look more closely at The Blair Witch project. There are quite a few scenes in the movie, particularly towards the end that have the camera being held by the person filming themselves. The shots range from close up to extreme close up. I will look at other works by directors Daniel Myrick (Believers 2007 - remake of John Schlesinger's film The Believers 1987) and Eduardo Sanchez (Altered, 2006).

Link to Heather's close up monologue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuyeQYQqnhk

 Altered (Eduardo Sanchez)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbeXGNiASEw

Believers (Daniel Myrick)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wle8IrMajQ

I have also looked at videos on Youtube where people have taken 1 photo a day for a period of time. This one in particular fits in with my theme as it begins with the woman appearing to be happy and eventually her expressions change as bruises appear on her face and by the end she appears very sad and her face is covered in wounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4zGO78tV9s

This one is 1 second a day so more like my idea, a few second long clips as opposed to still images. Again it goes from seemingly good to something bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBQ-IoHfimQ

Moving Image: Re-creating an image

This is the image I chose to re-create. It is the movie poster for The Exorcism of Emily Rose

This is my re-creation. I am not entirely with the outcome as I wasn't able to find the costume I intended to use, I couldn't find the ideal location and I would have liked it to be a foggy day. I like that it was overcast and I like the pose/stance I have done however it could have been more successful had I been able to see what the camera was capturing in the instance it was captured rather than being in front of the camera.

I took it in black and white as I think it looks much better seeing as there was no fog. The original image is not in black and white but it is closer to black and white than vivid colour. I am happy with my choice to take it in black and white.

Moving Image: Mise-en-scene analysis Two Cars One Night

Costume

• childrens clothes
• flannel shirt
• hat
• homeless clothes, dirty
• singlet
• face tattoo - maori
• casual clothes - farm
• jeans

Location

• hotel
• carpark
• NZ
• rural
• Te Kaha

Lighting

• black and white
• night time
• diffused
• natural
• coming from sources within frame

Props

• cars
• ring
• bike
• book - crazy horses
• feather

Moving Image: Planning shoots

Moving Image: Self portrait research hand held camera and refining ideas

I have done some more experiments with holding the camera but having it pointed at me. Whilst doing these experiments I thought about how I want my video to look. Instead of having a timeline and ending in an exorcism, I would instead like to make a video that is almost like a video diary - film myself for a few seconds at a time and each clip will be a step closer to a transition at the end of being 'possessed'. This way it will make more sense and it will be difficult to film the exorcism I originally intended to do if I am going to be in it - I wont be able to see what is being filmed as I wont be controlling the camera so it would be very hard to get the outcome I would like.
Experiments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpyCTfzpKh4&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dRDWEoKum8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZuGOra7p2U&feature=youtu.be

Moving Image: Experimenting with 'amatuer footage' - handheld

I experimented with holding the camera filming myself doing normal everyday tasks. I used my Canon. I had problems with loss of focus so I tried both auto-focus and manual-focus but I still found that the camera was not focusing the whole time.
Here is the link to my experimentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SEkbFm6qbw&feature=youtu.be

I also found that the handheld technique isn't so successful as there is far too much jogging. If I am going to use this technique I have to be very careful and make sure there is little or no jogging as it makes the film difficult to watch.
Link to experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvHJJFQ9n8c&feature=youtu.be

Object: People wearing paper constructions

 Jolis Paons - Paper Dress
I like this piece as it is a good reuse of newspaper. Even though I know it is paper it still looks like material. To me it looks like a ballet tutu.

Shia LeBouf wearing a paper bag on his head that has "I am not famous anymore" written on it. I really like this as it is funny and it is a statement against the media and paparazzi and it is a good use of a brown paper bag.

Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero
I really like all of the following pieces by Begona Rentero as they are all made so well, they don't look like paper at all. Every design is different and unique. They are lightweight to wear so would be very comfortable but also look really nice. I really like the floral designs, the flowers have been crafted very well.

Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero

 Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero

 Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero

 Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero

 Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero

 Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero

 Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero

Paper Jewellery - Begona Rentero










Platos Collection - Amila Hrustic
I like these works as they are made to be seen as fashion. I like the three dimensional look of them and how it appears that when worn it would move with your body.
The one below also has the three dimensional look. I like how the square shapes aren't all just one size and how they don't all stick out the same amount.

 Platos Collection - Amila Hrustic
I like the space look of this one. It also reminds me of honey comb. I like the 'business' of the formation of the shapes.

Casey Watson - White Reef Dress
I love this paper dress. It is so elegant looking and the overall design is so beautiful. It is something I would love to wear and it could easily be made out of thin material so it could actually become a wearable more than once garment. It reminds me of the ocean because of the shell like pattern, it reminds me of a mermaid tail. It is such a nice piece.

Paper Fashion Art - Chloe Book
I like these as they are very simple but look really neat. I especially like the light in the one on the right, it shows how the piece can be used for more than just an adornment - by passing the light through it it creates another piece.

Deb Mclean - Busy Being Fabulous
This is a really cool piece as i just seems like a shirt but then it has the colourful tails coming off it. It reminds me of fire, or if someone threw coloured powder. It also reminds me of the movie Priscilla Queen of the Desert, it is very drag queen like.

Moving Image: Research self portrait

I would like my video to look as if it is amateur footage, similar to The Blair Witch Project. Trailer below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D51QgOHrCj0

Also similar to the Paranormal Activity movies, therefore using tripods. Trailer below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07XbSk7Rjt4

I would like to make a story line, with a transition of myself in every day, normal life to a possessed state, then finally the possession. At this point in time I'm not sure how I want the ending to be; do I leave it as a cliff hanger or do I include an after exorcism clip, either suggesting that the exorcism worked or it did not?

For the exorcism scene I would like to use my Canon DSLR 550D as my main camera and have it on a tripod at a high angle capturing everything in the room. I would also like to have someone else in the room with a handheld video camera to give the amateur effect. I would like to use another camera stationed somewhere else in the room for a different angle and perspective.

For the 'normal - everyday' scenes I will be using my Canon and a video camera and taking shots on each and intertwining them to make my film. I will have someone follow me filming and I will do some filming myself. When I am being filmed I will get the person filming to track my movements. I will get them to do close ups of my face. The close ups will be taken while I am 'normal' and when I am 'possessed'.

I will do some experimentation with a video camera to see how the footage looks and how I can incorporate it with footage taken on my Canon.

Moving Image: Depth of Field and Framing

Low angle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YNxZbcjT4s

High angle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHCAlSssIaw

Head room and nose room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY30nsfV9fY

Deep and shallow focus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moPeLrK5POQ

Racking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIrdLoL4CG8

Moving Image: Hitchcock Soviet Montage

Alfred Hitchcock Soviet Montage.

YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L_dPh_MTDM&feature=youtu.be

Moving Image: Walking Sequence Movie

Moving Image: Self Portrait

For my moving image self portrait project I want to continue with the split personality/Exorcist theme. My initial thoughts for my project are to film myself undergoing an exorcism. I have thought about location, I would like to shoot it at Spookers Haunted Attraction Scream Park in Kingseat (this is where I work so I will be able to use this as my location). The room I want to use is an old styled bedroom with peeling wallpaper and marks all over the walls. It reminds me of the bedroom in Exorcism of Emily Rose so it will be perfect for filming an exorcism.

I want my film to resemble something similar to famous exorcism scenes such as this one from Exorcism of Emily Rose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxW6P-02lX0

I would like to include a priest character in it so I will need to recruit someone to fit this role. I am going to use dialogue common in Exorcism scenes, such as the readings from the bible. I will need to source props such as crucifixes and a bible. I have already thought of costumes, my costume will be an old fashioned nighty and my priest will have a black robe. I will have make up on similar to that I used in my photographs from the last project.

Moving Image: 24 shot chase sequence

For our 24 shots, we took a lot of shots that were extreme wide shots and very wide shots. We also did a lot of upstanding and headhunting. In hindsight, we should have used different camera techniques such as different compositions and different types of shots, a variation on wide and close shots.

Object: Silhouettes

These 3 images are images of silhouettes I have found that I quite like.

 These 7 images are examples silhouette photography I have done.

RRaW Self Directed: Critiquing 5 Images

Cindy Sherman, Untitled #153, 1985


In this image I see a woman (I know that this woman is the artist, Cindy Sherman). She is lying on the ground. She is dirty and appears to be dead. There is green moss, stones and sticks. I think it would smell like a swamp or bog or just damp. The woman would feel wet and cold to the touch. The whole image has an eerie feel due to the lighting.

It looks like she has been drowned and her body left in water, like a swamp or bog, then pulled out. It looks like a crime scene photograph.
It makes me think of programmes such as CSI.
A possible story behind this image is that this woman was murdered, either drowned or another way and that her body was dumped in a body of water, such as a swamp. Someone has found her body and dragged it onto the land surrounding the swamp, where there is moss. Her murder is now being investigated which led to the taking of this photograph - it will be used as evidence.
The bigger issue/theme behind this image could purely be murder.

Tony Fomison, "What Shall We Tell Them?", oil on canvas, 1976
I see a large person, a small person, red ,brown, face, hats, dark colours, plain background.


It looks like a Medieval Jester, as he is wearing that style of hat. He is holding a small man wearing another unusual hat. The Jester is looking down on the small man he is holding.
It makes me think that they are having a conversation as the expression on the Jesters face suggests he is listening to the small man. I would assume it is in olden times and in a dark, sombre setting.
The story that comes to mind when I look at this work is that of Medieval/Peasant times. I feel as though the story being told is the Jester, who most likely is a servant of a Royal family, is telling someone of the lower working class secrets or stories about the Royal/wealthy family he is serving. It is almost like he is laughing behind their backs, which is ironic seeing as his job as a Jester is to make those that he serves laugh.
The bigger issues/themes behind this painting could be that of society and social categories, and how those that are more 'well-off' than others and who would often look down their noses at others may in fact be the ones that are being looked down on by those that are 'below' them in a social status.

Jerry Uelsmann, Untitled, 1989


I see hands, clouds, a naked boy, an old fashioned house, trees, black background, black and white.

It reminds me of what I imagine Heaven would look like as the house is sitting in the clouds and the boy looks like an angel. The hands make me think of a superior force, some may think God, but for those who don't believe in a God it leaves the imagination open to wander.
I wonder why the boy is standing outside the house and not going inside, the door is open but it is black inside. Perhaps he is not going in because of the blackness, perhaps something scary awaits him. I wonder why he is naked, it makes him appear more vulnerable. The clouds make the image seem like it is in a fantasy realm and the hands make it seem like this realm is encompassed by a larger being.
I think the story behind it is similar to divine occurrences, for example out of body experiences, or astral projection, which can also be the bigger theme behind the image.


Henry Moore, Two Figures Sharing the Same Green Blanket, 1940-41

I see 2 figures, a blanket, yellow, black, feet, heads, a hand, sleeping.
It reminds me of homeless people sleeping in the street. I wonder why these people are lying together, sharing a blanket. Perhaps they are homeless and have to share a blanket between them.
I think the underlying story behind it is the innocence of homeless people and that we take so many things in life for granted when we should be appreciating the small things like comfort and warmth.

Raymond Ching, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos

I see 2 cockatoos, feathers, white, yellow, black, blue background, tail, wing, crests, beaks, eyes, soft, fluffy, smooth, preening.
When I look at this image I think of my own Sulphur Crested Cokatoo, Aussie. It reminds me of the smoothness of his feathers and the noise his feathers make when he preens them with his beak (which he is doing as I write this!).
The cockatoos could be getting ready for a sleep, but a daytime sleep as the blue in the background indicates there is a blue sky.
I don't think there is a huge underlying story behind this image, just the the artist, Raymond Ching, wanted to capture the beauty of this pair of cockatoos as the preened together and how natural it looks.