One Shot

I found this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zRy7PWfcGw&feature=related) video and was inspired for the one shot some what. Well, this vid relies heavily on editing, but I really liked the slow motion run, and the girl in the rain. It was very simple, but it looked great.
I'm not sure exactly what I want to do for the one shot though. I think setting is important. I know of a good series of dirt hills on campus, how far can we go? Setting and costuming can make any cheap venture look so much better. If you have a great camera, great lighting etc anywhere can look good, but a good place and a good character, with interesting color, gesture, framing etc, can make up for the shittiest of equipment technically. I think that format is not nearly as significant as content, and that's why youtube is so beautiful.
I think that crystal castles, the aforementioned band, is great in a lot of ways because of the synthesis of their image and their sound. They use recycled sounds from video games, and have an aesthetic of cheap microsoft paint cutting. Their image is of techno ease, a child clumsily using windows 95 to create what his peers use crayons for.
Anyways, that was just building up to the conclusion that even a "low grade" format like youtube (and super 8) or has its charms. Not even that relevant to the one shot. I do hope we can do slo mo tho.

Also important to the one shot is motion obviously. I hope we spend a significant amount of time on choreography, and I hope that the camera motions will be good. More specifically, I hope there is motion on all planes, and all/a lot of angles explored in one shot.

I think a motion study, like muybridge or lumiere shorts, would be interesting. That would be a good reason to have all sorts of angles. Skateboarding and running would be good, or gymnastics. Or dancing. Everyone can dance. I think there should be a focal figure, but maybe the focus changes as partners move around.. I really want to do slow motion. There could be background figures that come in and out of frame. I could wear my denim jumpsuit. I have hats for everyone.

We need to be sure of the camera movements, that the framing stays engaging, that the composition is dynamic and fluid, etc, and that it doesn’t just look silly. I love silly, but you have to take it seriously.

If it’s black and white…. Color isn’t important? But we could still play with the CHIAROSCURO. That’s a noun right?

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, in conclusion:

Slow motion is the best thing ever,
Rain would be cool.
Costumes make all the difference (and I am the costume king)
Gestural performance makes all the difference
Rehearsed and planned framing in a moving shot makes all the difference (i. e. Fear and loathing)
Crystal Castles are a rad band
Format Sh’moremat

I think we should use as many one pieces as possible, get a kind of unity. I can borrow a blue one from OLIVERMELLAN.COM and maybe those gold rollerskates as well.

A narrative line might also be nice as well. I’m in this class experimental and animation, and a narrative here or there would be a willing change. Sometimes I feel a bit disoriented with a complete lack of form or shape for so long. Abstract is great, but I can’t handle it exclusively. Some sort of relay would be a simple thing to play with without dialog. Wouldn’t be too complicated, could be interesting.