I chose Soft Choreography as my studio because I’ve loved film for as long as I can remember. It’s always been a big part of my life: going to the cinema was always my preferred weekend outing as a kid, and remains a very special experience regardless of what film I’m seeing. I’ve been fascinated with ‘art films’ since early high school and with filmmakers who push the medium in different directions and do something different with form. I’m hoping to explore those modes in this class.
I’m really excited to get the opportunity to work in direct collaboration with filmmakers in this class and to be able to write things especially for the form which I love so much. I’m looking forward to push my writing in new directions to accommodate the very particular medium that it will be transposed into. And I’m also looking forward to deepening and extending my knowledge of the poem and essay forms.
One of the things that I’m anticipating I’ll find most difficult is definitely understanding and interpreting the theoretical readings and then applying them to my own work. Having a preliminary look at the pieces made me apprehensive about their density, but I hope and trust that with repeated reading enriched by the class discussions that I’ll be able to come to an agreement with the theory.
In terms of strengths, I think that I bring dedication and a good work ethic to the tasks I undertake. I’m also a respectful group member/collaborator and I think that I’ll work well with my peers. I enjoy making music so could potentially bring those skills to the table, or at the very least will use my own music in the weekly sketches that we have to create. And I have a very basic grasp of filmmaking techniques and editing software which will come in handy.
One of my weaknesses is that my writing can very often be very formal, so I think that pushing it in more experimental directions could be a challenge, but a challenge that I’m really up for. I also think that my time management skills aren’t amazing and I can sometimes underestimate the amount of time that it takes to get something done well. I hope that I’ll be able to keep this under control in this class.
I’m really looking forward to everything the semester’s going to bring.