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| Cathy Cook Photo Courtsey of http://www.woodlandpattern.org/niedecker/presenters.shtml#cook |
Cathy Cook, a very talented
filmmaker took time to visit out class and share with us her experience with
creating film. Her inspirations
for each piece she showed us struck me as intriguing. She started several films off of an idea, from a poem, or
visual that intrigued her and found or created the rest of the video to go with
it. Particularly her film Fire, where she took the images of a
fire and built from there.
Originally as she was explaining this to us, it struck me as
abnormal. Why would you focus on
one little thing to get the ball rolling?
Then I realized that often a small idea is generally what people use to
get started, but they just tend to have applicable objects, images, or subjects
readily available that they want to use.
This method, for me, often just creates a mass of information that isn’t
always clear. The advice Cook
provided us with about using lists really hit me as something I should do in
order to become more organized. It
is a technique that can help set out ideas in front of a person, as well as
lead to a storyboard.
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| Storyboard Template Courtesy of: http://www.the-flying-animator.com/storyboard-template.html |
Although a storyboard seems
unneeded for something so small, many commercials use them (just a few are
shown on this site Cathy showed us). Storyboards are good way of showing
other collaborators how shots are set up, or even composers what is going on,
before you have film, in order to create film or an idea. This is incredibly efficient and seems
as if it can create something a lot more meaningful without the added hassle or
chaos. The tips Cook provided us
promise to be very useful in creating a work, but also promise to be helpful
for receiving funding for anything (even non art related) that I might choose
to pursue in the future. Thank you
Cathy!
Yeah storyboards are a really great way to stay organized and have clear communication with your other team members while working on the film project. I think they should be required when we create films because often there are times when in our heads we think we know exactly what we want to film but once with put it down on paper there are some gaps in our thought process so if we prepare before we get out there shooting its going to be a much more cohesive visual message.
ReplyDeleteStoryboards remind you of everything you were thinking of before you set out with your camera to your location. Some film makers (like Werner Herzog) hate storyboards. They say, they organize it all in their head. They can be an important way to work out the details to save time and money on a production especially back in the day when actual film was shot and every second cost $.
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