Details
Category: Feature
Media: Video
Turnaround time: More than a day but less than a week
Description of story
My attempt at an old school photo essay approach in video. Images linked by a common theme but not necessarily in a direct narrative or chronology. I haven't worked with music really before, so this was a nice way to explore it.
Feedback requested
Does this approach work well for this? Does it make you feel anything? Thanks for looking!
Gear used in production
Canon 5DmkII
Zoom H4n
Sennheiser shotgun mic.
James:
Nice piece, it left me wanting to see more, which is always a good sign.
A few personal aesthetic notes. I am a fan of slower focus pulls and fade outs, the speed of last fade out of the piece works better for me. My take on this is that I give the viewer time to get the information and then change it, good arguments can be made against this approach.
Stylistically, should the last shot have been the curtain going up? From stage? From the audiences view?
Your piece also raises the question I have been asking for years...Should a video be self-contained? Should you give me everything I need in the video itself, ie. title and other information below or above the player, or can we agree as a group that some information can be contained outside the piece itself? I have produced projects both ways...still seeking consensus.
Finally, just a sound note....when I see people's lips moving, for example in one of the dressing room shots, I kind of expect to hear their voices, even it is very low. I believe you gave us the lip smacking sound of one of the dancers putting on her lipstick. Just wondering...
Overall, I am really glad yo shared your video. Nice pacing, interesting shots, I definitely got the old school photo essay feel and I would argue that your more abstract shots were the more successful.