Work 18: Cloud Scene

At the moment I am technically as well as inspirationally tied up in a project of mixed media. Right now I am fighting through a spell of soured ambition. As part of this project I am learning Apple Motion, a video editing program that creates a 3D environment. This clip is my first effort at the program. As it is only a rough draft, it may not make it to the final project. The clouds are made of paper towels.

Work 13: Call to Worship

While looking through my digital photos for a separate project, the preview feature flashed a bunch of my orange images in rapid succession. I then paused my current project to make a video with my orange series instead. I took the whole file of 36 images, loaded them into my video editor, and let them repeat a number of times. The order seen is the order the photos were taken in. Every other cycle is shown in reverse. Some places are sped up and other slowed down. The only manipulation to the images, was in adjusting the contrast of the video as a whole. I edited the clip until it seemed right, then I dropped some music on top. Music borrowed from Architecture in Helsinki. Titles are hand drawn.

Work 4: Wish You Were Here...

Here is a take on the standard vacation postcard. The sunset silhouettes disappear to reveal the images of friends back home. At home we imagine the exotic. In the exotic we imagine home. Is it a grass is always greener mentality, or just wanting a little bit of everything, everywhere?

Work 2: I Want to be an Artist

This video is silly, and equally sincere. I love the moody introspective cinema of Europe. And here is my first effort at emulating it. While a film is generally presented in its maker's native language, my experience with foreign film has never been native. Here, the titles are in English, but the audio is adjusted to be universally foreign.