Film Critique
Last week I presented my plane videos at Project Space Leeds film peer critique, which runs once a month. There were three artists showing their work and we used a projector in a white cube space to view the films. It was really nice to see my video being projected larger scale instead of just seeing it on a laptop. On reflection I feel the video needs to be larger so it offers a more immersive experience. I showed two versions of the plane video firstly the fast forward version and secondly a shorter sequence in real time, which then reverses and is accompanied by a soundtrack. Some of the comments I got back were;
I prefer the real time version as I can focus on the details within the image.
There was something about the quality of the atmosphere sound in the room with the video, which complimented the piece.
Conceptually there is something about going forward and backwards, never reaching your destination, never leaving and taking off.
I found it really helpful to get feedback on my work from people I didn’t know and for me to reflect on what really interests me about the video. I have enjoyed experimenting with the sequencing and speed of the footage; although now I have re-looked at the real time full-length version I feel it is the strongest piece. When I watch the real time version it takes me right back to Hong Kong airport and reminds me why I filmed it in the first place which I simply want to share with the audience. I know that 20 minutes is a long time for a video although I feel that the piece has a hypnotic quality to it or you could look at it leave and then come back to see the end. I have had a hang up about the reflection in the video as it is filmed from behind a glass window, however the quality of the film looked good and conceptually I like this idea of the viewer looking from behind a surface at the work which you may or may not be aware of. I want to get into the studio to see how large I can scale up the video and experiment with emphasizing the atmospheric sound in the space. If you are interested in showing your work at the crit follow this link for more info:
www.projectspaceleeds.org.uk/i_can_still_see_you_%7C_events_unid7282_page.aspx
