Rather than attempt to sum up my entire self, for Project Brief 2 I decided to dial way down to the micro level and create a short sketch based on what I’ve been doing (watching, reading, listening to) over the last couple of weeks. This gave me an opportunity to further experiment with Adobe Premiere Pro and rhythmic editing, and still functions as a self-portrait even if it’s not literally so.
Each “section” of my video uses associative form (something we discussed in my cinema studies class two weeks ago) to evoke a mood or feeling unique to that section. For the most part this worked OK, and gave me an opportunity to record some nicely abstract footage and play around with colour and effects. One thing that I struggled with was finding a visual way to represent the “film” section of my video without actually using material from the films themselves. I never quite resolved how to achieve this, and as a result I’m not happy with how that section ultimately turned out.
This was my third or fourth idea for PB2, after I discarded earlier ideas for being too ambitious or too unoriginal. I’m already looking forward to Project Brief 3 and representing someone else in my videos, which is much more in my comfort zone.