Final Critique 4/19/10

Kelsey:

• I like the overlay of the same person in one scene dong different movements around the fire.
• the transition from dark to camp fire light is very abrupt
• i like the fluctuation from calm to noisy rhythms to calm and so on
• more creepy dolls!
• focus of individual frames could be better
• did the baby doll eat a bunch of paint?
• i am confused abut the relation to the girl and doll, perhaps she turn into the doll after the chant around the fire?
• and the dog?
• made music just for project
• favorite part was ritual around fire

Nicole:

• project is being viewed from 3 different monitors
• nice song choice (RHCP)
• performance piece class interaction
• being tied up in a good way, it is necessary for the restriction of the cage because of the safety it holds
• distancing of experience
• although i like the song, it felt much like a music video, perhaps a track with no words, just instrumentals would be better?

Joel:

• a crazy mix of 5 second clips from different music videos
• i suppose that when the lyrics switch over, they are suppose to make sense
• it becomes humorous
• awfully good!
• happy songs at first, but when put together the message becomes unclear and frustrating, an the repetition can make us hate something we use to love

Olga:

• creepy child
• nice layering affects and repetition of "I wish, I wish"
• i interpreted it as a reverse ritual of "Bloody Mary" chant while looking into the mirror. Going from a dark place to a peaceful place instead of the other way around

Will

• flash of pictures then slow motion video of cruise trip (back and forth)
• wish the switch of music was more smooth
• documentation of great memory
• funny
• gave a good sense of self, through imagery and song choice
• made me really want a vacation!
• when camera swayed, it showed an interesting 3rd party idea of motion
• sort of weird

Leslie:

• 6 monitors on at once, with 1 different person on each screen
• individuals were put in a room in front of a mirror and told to wait there for 5 minutes
• each person made different gestures throughout that time
• some seemed to be interacting with each other even though it was a different recording and no one else was in the room
• our class started to interact with the people on screen as well by reacting and commenting on their actions
• project would/could have been altered and is probably every time, if the videos were to have played a second earlier or later than what we saw
• my favorite project so far!!!

Ryan:

• we viewed this project on a brick wall with real swings for a dramatic effect
• relates to childhood memories and memories in general
• we remember less and less of what really happened every time we try to recollect a memory
• so the video follows this idea and blanks-out when first person view falls off the swing
• interesting aspect
• good work