I have completed my latest media project, it’s called ‘The Journey Continues’, it is a sequel (sort of) to my first short film ‘The Journey’- which takes place on a motorway/highway.
‘The journey’ is symbolic of my life in rural Cumbria, it has no beginning and no end, because i edited the footage so that there was no sense of narrative. the film plays on a loop so there is no end to this journey. The viewer is trapped in a constant loop of traffic which randomly speeds up, slows down and does all sorts of things. The soundtrack is a repetitive jazz instrumental made out of garageband loops. I think The Journey is successful because it captures the feelings of isolation and aimlessness that come from living in remote areas.
My new film was also shot from the window of a moving car but this time there are several differences. The Setting; takes place in my current environment, a city, rather than the middle of nowhere. Editing/narrative; also plays on a loop but narrative flows a lot better, starts and ends in roughly the same place but it’s difficult to see the transition. Style; was shot using a stop motion stills camera (takes several pictures a second) rather than a film camera. Music; this time i composed & recorded my own soundtrack from scratch- using no loops this time- a dubstep/electronic track which uses a heavy synth bassline and ambient effects.
‘The Journey Continues’ contains a lot more visually; people, animals, buildings, trees etc. i feel that it successfully captures the pace and flow of urban life in the same way that my first film captures the isolation & boredom of a semi rural area.
BTW I will post the video on this blog in the next week or so.
