So after looking at some soviet montage films/ adverts i saw the appeal that they have to creating tension within a piece of film. I decided to try this out within my work. The basic thing about these films are to have lots of short repetitive clips in order to get your message across.
The message that i was aiming for was for the viewer to be scared. I decided to have the first few clips slower, and then as the film progresses each clip gets shorter. This effectively creates tension and confusion with everything happening so fast, at times it is hard to make out what you can see. I used mainly clips of my model woodland scene, and also took two clips of real footage in a woodland. I did this as i wanted to have someones feet in it, and you moving round a tree. This is the first time i have ever placed anyone within my work, and i believe in this case it works well as you (the audience) can place yourself within the piece. Another thing which i think worked well, was looking up through the tops of the trees, and slightly spinning. This gives a great illusion of confusion, and works best in the fast clips towards the end.
I am not sure if i am going to pursue this type of film more, but i'm glad i tried it within my work. I am not sure if it would work with my trenches sculpture, however that said, i may give it a go with my new water sculpture.
Finally the two differences between these films are the use of sound. I kept the one silent to see what that gave, and then to the other i placed the sound of birds at dusk. I had a small clip of the birds chirping, and i played with that on imovie, shortening it, clipping it and changing the volume levels. I tried to make the bird sounds become erratic towards the end, like with the film clips. The beginning was quieter and then as it progress, harsher bird noises were made at a louder volume. Between the two i believe the one with sound works best as a stand alone piece (not on repeat). If it was to be on repeat the sound would be too intense!! Unless it were to be played through headphones.
The message that i was aiming for was for the viewer to be scared. I decided to have the first few clips slower, and then as the film progresses each clip gets shorter. This effectively creates tension and confusion with everything happening so fast, at times it is hard to make out what you can see. I used mainly clips of my model woodland scene, and also took two clips of real footage in a woodland. I did this as i wanted to have someones feet in it, and you moving round a tree. This is the first time i have ever placed anyone within my work, and i believe in this case it works well as you (the audience) can place yourself within the piece. Another thing which i think worked well, was looking up through the tops of the trees, and slightly spinning. This gives a great illusion of confusion, and works best in the fast clips towards the end.
I am not sure if i am going to pursue this type of film more, but i'm glad i tried it within my work. I am not sure if it would work with my trenches sculpture, however that said, i may give it a go with my new water sculpture.
Finally the two differences between these films are the use of sound. I kept the one silent to see what that gave, and then to the other i placed the sound of birds at dusk. I had a small clip of the birds chirping, and i played with that on imovie, shortening it, clipping it and changing the volume levels. I tried to make the bird sounds become erratic towards the end, like with the film clips. The beginning was quieter and then as it progress, harsher bird noises were made at a louder volume. Between the two i believe the one with sound works best as a stand alone piece (not on repeat). If it was to be on repeat the sound would be too intense!! Unless it were to be played through headphones.