Recent thinkings...

The past few days I've been creating a three minute narrative using my footage with the green screen. My aim for the next few weeks is to send the footage to a few composers and ask them to compose some music to fit the 3 minutes of footage. In my head I imagine my viewer sat watching the 'dollshouse' (I have been thinking about expanding the ideas for installation, as a dollshouse seems rather predicable, but has a good use for experimentation) watching Adam and Sarah interacting with each, without speech, the music should build as the film's tension build, think JAWS! I purposely asked my actors to avoid expression when directing them into different movements, as I wanted the camera, direction and music to express my intentions, I again refer to myself as 'The Master'.

Here is the list of actions I used (my notes for directing)

3 Minute Horror

Woman in Kitchen

Man Enters Kitchen

Turn to face Man who walks up to Woman slowly

Woman walks Away from Man

Man grabs Woman’s arm

She rejects his grasp and walks away

Man in Sitting Room alone sat in chair

Woman in Bedroom alone

Woman stood: Man appears behind Woman

Woman backs away slowly from ‘door’

Man stands up from chair ‘slow manner’

Woman Screams in Bathroom ‘looks terrified’

Man and Woman struggle in Bedroom

Man in Kitchen stood still

3 Minute Romance

Woman in Kitchen ‘looking out’

Man in Sitting Room ‘looking out’

Woman in Bathroom ‘sorting out appearance: checking hair, smoothing clothes’

Man and Woman meet in Bedroom

Slowly approach each other

Man grabs Woman’s hand slowly, Woman looks up at Man

Man and Woman stare at each other ‘prolonged stare’

Man and Woman hug in Kitchen

Man in Bathroom ‘sorting out appearance: checking hair, smoothing clothes’

Woman in Sitting Room sat on chair

Man and Woman walk slowly up to each other in Kitchen

3 Minute Comedy

Woman in Bedroom moving back and forward ‘hastily’

Man in Bathroom ‘hands on head’

Man and Woman in Kitchen smile at each other

Man taps Woman on shoulder who spins round in Kitchen

Man Laughs

Woman Laughs

Pacing back and forth (Both Man & Woman)

As you can see I chose very basic, simplified directions as I wanted to layer the footage myself with editing to create a more dynamic look, using Green Screen I am able to place Adam & Sarah in the same space, like moving dolls in their house I too am able to control my figures, my dolls.

I can see this idea of being the Master getting to my head a little, power is a strange tool!