I am light-headed with love for this project of making a series of movies less than a minute long. Among other things, a year and a half after I bought it, my videocamera now feels like a friend instead of a tool. (It took an even longer time--about 4 years--before this happened with my computer.)
I decided to name my micromovie productions Infinity Café Flicks (links to my Vimeo page).
"Life Support Systems" (24 sec.)
bink gave me this l'astronave (starship) nightlight for Christmas.
I left Star Trek playing in the background, thinking I would delete the sound later, but a phrase Spock says caught me; so instead of muting the audio I duplicated the voice and layered it over the sound track.
Re voiceover: Sounds like good advice to me.
ReplyDeleteHeh. I thought so too. And don't tangle your air tubes.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun new development on L'astronave!
ReplyDeleteLiLL: I thought of your Frank and how he loves that movie that's nothing but a looooong, slow, slow, slow zoom down a white room!
ReplyDeleteCan you remember the name of it?
Oh, man. I just want to set this one on repeat.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how such simplicity in capturing a moment can prove so effective, and in a way, meaningful. There's something about it that refreshes.
ReplyDeleteThis approach reminds me of the filming style of Robert Bresson, a very minimalist French film director of the the mid 20th century. Do you know of him? I think you would appreciate his work.
LILL: P.S. I remembered the movie: "Wavelength" (1965)--I might like it now.
ReplyDeleteKRISTA: Thanks for saying so. It caught me but wasn't sure it would affect anyone else.
MARGARET: Simplicity is surprisingly interesting, isn't it?
Bresson. What a good suggestion! I must look at his work. The only Bresson movie I've ever seen is "Diary of a Country Priest" many years ago, and I barely remember it except for a vivid image of black ink. And the wonderful last line:
"It's all grace..."
I should watch it again. I notice that I see movies very differently now that I've made a few.
What is he saying? Sounds like "check out the last four systems" is that correct? It is another beautiful visual. Good chose on the Christmas present, I'd say.
ReplyDeleteYou are so totally a storyteller.
Silly girl! He's saying "Check out the life support systems."
ReplyDeleteHence the title of the post and vid. : )
(Good question though--I've noticed Nimoy has a slight cotton mouth.)
I love the serendipity of the line catching your attention and becoming the theme! Awesome...
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