SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT ONE
“SCENES OF STILLNESS”
CHALLENGE:
SHOOT ON FILM SCENES THAT REMIND YOU OF THE FEELING OF STILLNESS. LIKE SOMEONE JUST LEFT THE SCENE. ABSENCE OF ENERGY.
LOCATION:
VARIOUS. WALK ABOUT AND SEARCH OUT THOSE SCENES.
SHOOTING:
ALL ON FILM. EXPOSE FOR WHAT BEST EVOKES THAT ABSENCE OF ENERGY.
EDITING:
FILM SCANS.
you can send to a lab!
i will develop and scan here. i will mail the negatives back to you.
GOAL:
THIS ASSIGNMENT IS TO HELP OPEN YOUR EYES TO THESE SCENES THAT ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. NOW, WHEN YOU WALK BY A WINDOW AND SEE AN EMPTY TABLE WITH A COFFEE MUG AND NEWSPAPER, YOU’LL HAVE THE DESIRE TO SHOOT IT! WE WANT TO BUILD YOUR IMAGINATION BY OPENING YOUR EYES MORE TO THESE SCENES. YOU’LL ALSO LEARN A LOT ABOUT HOW EXPOSING THE LIGHT CAN PLAY A ROLE IN DISPLAYING A FEELING THROUGH YOUR WORK.
