Photography and Lens Based Media

Project Brief: To produce a 3 miniute video piece composed entirely of still images.


Watched Chris Marker's Le Jette - a short science fiction film from 1962 composed almost entirely from still images.  Extremely well done, very powerful piece - quite dark and depressing.

 
                    

 John Smith  Girl Chewing Gum
A short black and white film -with a director's narrative, which it transpires is actually describing the action, rather than prescribing it.

        

Mike Matas USA Road Trip  - 5000 still images, strung together into fast moving 3 min video.
The best way to view someone's holiay snaps!

 Trip

    Thinking about ideas for project - story boards

Camera mounted on dash of car - taking shots of journey to college

 

 Following the progress of a single drip of water - to trickle, puddle, stream, waterfall, river.

 

A take on Hitchcock's 'The Birds' - building tension and anticipation with images of crows - first one, then two, more and more - include flashes of scenes from 'The Birds'.  Final shot of crows eating bread put out by neighbours.