A few days before Thanksgiving break Oliver told me that he and his roommates were planning a post Thanksgiving film "festival" (i don't know if that’s actually what he called it) but that I should try to have something shot, edited and ready to show by the Monday after break.
The last time I filmed something was in 8th grade, I don't have a video camera and I didn't know how to edit. But I was into it. On Saturday November 24th I left my home in
At times during my travel in which I usually found myself bored or lonely I found myself exited and comforted by my modest but efficient camera. Thanks to the size of my camera I was able to illegally shoot the take off of my first flight (something that I have always thought to be a beautiful event). I do have to admit that the woman sitting next to me who had also heard the "please turn off all electronics for take off" announcement was not so pleased, I also have to admit that I was slightly nervous that my artistic ambitions would be the cause of the entire flights doom...oh the things we do for art.
I also added a little twist in to the project for my own enjoyment. I tried as much as possible to shoot places my eyes wouldn’t normally be looking. For example while walking down the terminal I let my camera record while I held it in my hand pointed behind me, at my feet or my luggage. Then it was a total surprise and sometimes a treat to see what had been recorded.
When I got back to Wilmington Oliver installed an editing program on my computer and gave me a fast lesson on how to use the basics. We were off; side by side we edited our individual projects. We occasionally asked for each others artistic opinions and I more than occasionally asked for technical help.
With all this being said my movie/film/whatever it should be called is nothing to right home about but I love it. I loved shooting it, editing it and the whole process of expanding my creative eye.
So thank you Oliver for encouraging me to be a part of your film "festival" and thank you to my tiny little camera.
Oh, and in the end Oliver and I were the only ones who actually completed our films.
Here it is, “HOME”, don't worry after you press play it stays black for a bit but be patient
hey oliver why is the quality so bad?
