Maybe Film Dreams (JAN 07 2010)
runtime: 3m19s | Super8 4:3 » DV 4:3
Synopsis:
Did you know: an increasing number of underprivileged film reels sit perpetually dormant? So mightn't they spend this time dreaming, then? Part lighthearted musings and part Linklater-dubbed montage, this aesthetically chaotic short focuses on the medium of film—as seen on celluloid—and toys with the notion of an industry-wide digital takeover.
A curious narrator thinks through what it means to be a 'good' film, wondering if movies on celluloid aren't anywhere near as entertaining as current digital equivalents. His mistakes are ironically revealed through the very film he narrates, which not only throws his observations into question, but ultimately ends with some theoretical statements aimed at those who think like him.
Notes:
- My first film shot on actual film (B&W Kodak Tri-X Super 8mm)
- I shot all the footage for a Spring 2009 CSIF workshop entitled "Playing with Film: A Hands-on Introduction to Experimental Filmmaking Techniques". In it, we went over various different methods of personalizing your footage such as hand-processing, optical printing, ray-o-graphing, and more.
- Originally, I edited the footage on Super8, then used the optical printer to blow it up to 16mm and add a few effects. Unfortunately, the 16mm print came out really faded and was pretty much unusable... so I telecined the original Super8 negative to DV and recreated the project on FCP. I never did much else with that version since I decided it didn't properly communicate what I wanted to say. Months later, when I was looking back at the footage, I decided to make up a new, entirely different 'story' using the same footage. Luckily, I managed to keep most of the originally intended themes and messages intact.
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