My One Demand: Step Out of the Crowd, (2015) by Blast Theory
My One Demand: Step Out of the Crowd, (2015) by Blast Theory:
This film takes a meditative yet uneasy tone. this is reflected in the VO's quite thoughtful voice and the shaky single shot of the film. the passing is also slow matching that meditative tone, this is scene in the fact that it does not have any cuts and the single shot is not making any rapid movements. by this passing with the setting, character, and VO it all creates the directors message that even a single person can make a difference even in our modern post industrial world. For me this film has the simple impact of a pretty shot. my enjoyment of this film is purely aesthetic. while i can recognize the message i'm not exceptionally moved by it. I cannot effectively comment on the entire audience reaction as i have not seen an entire audience react to this piece.
there are four major components to the soundscape. the VO which is the loudest, then his foot steps, then the city/car sounds, then the wind which is the weakest. If i am to predict, these probably are all separate tracks because they all need different EQ and are coming at different levels. other than the VO which is only loosely connected with the image all of the sounds support the realism of the image presented in the film. without these sounds it would make the image without any meaning in association with the noise other than the beginning section.
the film illustrates the director as a middle class individual who has reconsidered their economic involvement and individual responsibility, his personal context generates the meaning of this film. the film was created around the occupy movement, and there for reflects the social context of disapproval with the governments protection of the people within their system against predatory corporations, this is reflected in the subject of the film and in the line about being on/off the treadmill. this film was made during the contemporary period of Neo-liberal post-industrial capitalism, this historical context is seen in the setting of a train that is no longer running and the single shaky shot, the cinematography matches the stability of the system it was created in. Canada is decently liberal place, from this liberal culture a film with this message is fairly simple to imagine being made.
As a film maker I most closely resemble a mix between this film created by Blast Theory and Stewart. I like to use a combination of long single shots in which the camera moves with the actor and more traditional editing as displayed in Stewarts film. I also like to combine the social commentary style of this film with the pure wack that Stewart expresses. I tend to make the more poetic style films like these because it often is more original and more media specific than traditional narrative films.
This film takes a meditative yet uneasy tone. this is reflected in the VO's quite thoughtful voice and the shaky single shot of the film. the passing is also slow matching that meditative tone, this is scene in the fact that it does not have any cuts and the single shot is not making any rapid movements. by this passing with the setting, character, and VO it all creates the directors message that even a single person can make a difference even in our modern post industrial world. For me this film has the simple impact of a pretty shot. my enjoyment of this film is purely aesthetic. while i can recognize the message i'm not exceptionally moved by it. I cannot effectively comment on the entire audience reaction as i have not seen an entire audience react to this piece.
there are four major components to the soundscape. the VO which is the loudest, then his foot steps, then the city/car sounds, then the wind which is the weakest. If i am to predict, these probably are all separate tracks because they all need different EQ and are coming at different levels. other than the VO which is only loosely connected with the image all of the sounds support the realism of the image presented in the film. without these sounds it would make the image without any meaning in association with the noise other than the beginning section.
the film illustrates the director as a middle class individual who has reconsidered their economic involvement and individual responsibility, his personal context generates the meaning of this film. the film was created around the occupy movement, and there for reflects the social context of disapproval with the governments protection of the people within their system against predatory corporations, this is reflected in the subject of the film and in the line about being on/off the treadmill. this film was made during the contemporary period of Neo-liberal post-industrial capitalism, this historical context is seen in the setting of a train that is no longer running and the single shaky shot, the cinematography matches the stability of the system it was created in. Canada is decently liberal place, from this liberal culture a film with this message is fairly simple to imagine being made.
As a film maker I most closely resemble a mix between this film created by Blast Theory and Stewart. I like to use a combination of long single shots in which the camera moves with the actor and more traditional editing as displayed in Stewarts film. I also like to combine the social commentary style of this film with the pure wack that Stewart expresses. I tend to make the more poetic style films like these because it often is more original and more media specific than traditional narrative films.
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