20 posts from 2008

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$150,000 - Go to my mother's hometown in Lithuania and shoot a short documentary on where she grew up

So I wasn't sure how to react to almost getting kicked out of school. When Tom McDonald sent me, not one, but two receipt-attached mailings that told me I might be in violation of student conduct, I thought my grad school career was over. But I think it's only going to push me to take even more creative risks. I came into the class knowing what my friends thought about it - and I thought, hooray, I'm going to be a pro at Adobe suite! But I think my strongest skills lie in working with the most basic productions tools. I really believe I can make almost anything in Photoshop that will make me satisfied, and that means a lot coming from a perfectionist. My heart is still in digital design, particularly typography and color theory. 

Although I haven't brought up a major project I've been working on all semester, I can discuss more in full here since I know the direction I would like to head in. I really liked the Chris Marker viewing and decided to do make my own film in a similar fashion, along the lines of a photo-based narrative. I started by taking a trip to the Reanimation Library in Gowanus, where I took photos of old science and natural history books. What I plan to do over the summer since I will have more time is to use these to tell Kafka's "A Hunger Artist;" basically adapting the short story - but setting it in the future. Here are some sample photos:

 (Additional: voice-over narrative and Toru Takemitsu score???)

Two websites:

Wabi-Sabi applied:

Noguchi

I'm going to take the opportunity now to throw my movie into the vault and move on - gracefully and without regrets. Joseph and I had been working in the computer lab during Spring Break for our respective classes and struck gold when we decided to collaborate: The complex - Stuy Town - where we live has witnessed a string of new construction developments.  The upswing is that the grounds will now be handicap friendly.  The downside is that every morning I've been harassed by the sound of drilling.  In an act of subversion and petty relief, Joseph and I decided to make a film concerning the numerous signs warning of the construction.  We wanted something funny - to rejoice in the entertainment of Hollywood cinema. We didn't release, at the time, that we'd ultimately be spoofing the French New Wave, including the black and white conversion and the French subtitles.  There is also a bit of Jarmusch's "Coffee and Cigarettes."