Rebecca : Moving Image

I found this dance clip that was choreographed and edited by Paris Goebel. I found it interesting how when you watch the clip is looks like the whole dance was filmed on one cut, although that does seem well executed I still feel that one cut offers up too much information. What I mean by that is now that I've gained some knowledge on moving image I can now have no patience with a film that is done in one shot only because I can see the different ways that it can be executed. However everyone holds their own opinion on what they like and how they would want their films done I just rather have my clips executed in a way that it draws the attention of the audience through the cuts and not just have it all remain in the same shot and just moving the camera around to follow a certain person or thing.

Object: Silhouette

I found these silhouettes interesting because not only are they super hero/comic characters but each silhouettes incorporates both their super form and their human form, which gave me both a positive and a negative silhouette. 

Core Skills : Object - 30 Images

"Thirty Images"

Rebecca: Moving Image

This is a dance clip that I found similar to the ideas that I had in mind for my final project. It's similar in a sense of how they cut the video to the beat in most of the clips mainly in the beginning and the end of the clip. I found it interesting because they also have the low key lighting in their clip as well which is another thing I wanted to include on my final. 

Rebecca: Moving Image

After my cousin came and asked me if I could film her and her friends dancing to her own choreography I decided to do some research on not only different choreography's but also dance clips so I could have a better idea as to what they would want their film to look and what angles I would need to get to make the film look like an actual dance film and not just a random clip. 

After looking up different choreography's I stumbled upon this film "Koharu Sugawara :: "Say My Name"". The reason why I found her choreography interesting is because of how well she hits the beats with her body movement which is similar to how I want to cut the video, to certain beats perhaps the strongest beats.

Rebecca: Moving Image

This is one of my experiments that I've done. I found it difficult working with the different lighting but as we progressed through the night I realised that the lighting in a way does give the dance a certain feeling to it. I believe that this video would have been more successful if I had a better handle on the camera I was using and if the lighting was a bit better in order to get rid of the grainy look on the film.

Rebecca: Moving Image

This is another film that I found which was similar to my original idea. Telling the story of a Taupou. A Taupou is important in our culture due to the fact that she is not only the Chiefs daughter but she plays a role in being the protector of the village and most importantly of the other samoan women as apart of the village. A Matai (cheif) is a major importance for the samoan males' just as important as a Taupou for the samoan females' which is why I wanted to create a video that could explain the importance of them but focus more so on the Taupou because I am a samoan female so I can understand that role better than the Matai.