The timeline: As a photographer, I am also a film editor and a filmmaker. For this video project, I have tried to produce something which is more or less like an art film to my aesthetic sense of filmmaking (not saying it is but trying to piece the elements of it). The starting is of a clip from them engaging together but without subtitles. It is a visual which is open to interpretation for the audience experience themselves without having any pre-conceived idea or knowledge of the clip. I also wanted the visual effects/diaphragm effects or graphic effects to be less obtrusive, as it becomes less of a general photo slideshow than a film for aesthetics of photography. After the clip, comes the introduction, then the photos of the carpenters, after that come the photography-documentary portrait interview with them( I cannot interview everyone, only a few), then a series of video clips( in color) then which conveys a short opening into their lives, which is the purpose of looking at moving subjects and their environment for the purpose of allowing the audience to settle in, now the purpose of black and white is to convey a two- dimensional sense or an emotional quality that purposely resonate with them, then the transition to technicolor,the representation of light, darkness to light,for them is having that experience of going back to society and encouraging them to break that disconnection or psychological disability with society or families.
The audio: I have my zoom h1n recorder which I’ve been using for the ambience recording. For this project, it has been a really interesting experience in using the ambience from the wood workshop as an audio feature on the photo-film( which initially Kerry had suggested). Well, it really worked! and I was amazed to realised how much of a difference it is, as compared to a moving still with audio. The quality of the audio is quite amazing, to both visual and audio elements without blending in or synchronization but yet it is blended together but has it own quality and characteristics.
The experience: For a normal person , the video and audio elements are well crafted for their experience but for a person with hearing loss, it would be the visual aspect only. I have a suggestion for the audience, at first, have the full experience of the film by watching till the end, then after the first view, try to experiment by allowing oneself to focus only on the visual while muting the sound, try experiencing the visual and resonate with the idea of the embodiment of the characters or individuals in the documentary to your personal experience.
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