I have been very struck by Gilles Deleuze and Claire Parnet’s theory of the ‘third line’ (Dialogues ll, 1977) and their reference to Heinrich von Kelist’s ‘the soul of the dancer’ in his On the Marionette Theatre (1810) essay.
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Editing & First Experiments of my first film
The editing process has had particularly intense periods of absorption and immersion with movements of screen. I’ve been alone in my quiet studio without disturbance. I have felt the presence and ‘sense’ of the screen and the dancers as I’ve been choreographing their movements on screen.
Read MoreSetting up for editing
16/10/22
Huge relief!
I had accidentally set my camera to 1080i instead of 1080p and all the footage is interlaced. I spent several apprehensive and frustrating hours over a few days researching and experimenting with ways to de-interlace my footage in Premier and Media encoder. Media Encoder gave better results. There is some loss of quality but not huge.
Read MoreMy reflections on filming at Riddel’s Warehouse
I need to write freehand, then transcribe. It feels natural and words just flow on the page. Typing and looking at the screen just doesn’t feel the same. I need to feel the flow of words in my body, my hands. It feels fluid, like thoughts going through my hands onto the page, I can see them as they form.
Read MoreFilming at Riddel’s Warehouse
Sonya and I arrived in plenty of time with the equipment to set up and do a health and safety check. I brought my Sony semi-pro camera, my Canon 60D DSLR, shoulder rig, blue tooth speaker and extensions, and Sonya’s photographic lighting kit. I also took a fan heater, blankets, seating pad, bottles of water, hot chocolate and cake to keep the dancers warm.
Read MoreMeeting the musician Hannah Harvey
After sending me two of her existing compositions which had a jazz feel and really not what I have in mind, and sending her the 4 tracks to give her an idea of what I was looking for, Hannah sent me a demo of a new composition she has created for me.
Read MoreRehearsal with the dancers and my reflections afterwards
I met Helen and Maeve at Maitri Yoga studio in Belfast on Monday 26 September 2022. The studio is large enough for the dancers to move comfortably.
Read MoreMy reflections before the rehearsal
Monday 26 September 2022, 7:30 am. This morning is the rehears with Helen and Maeve. I spent three hours yesterday playing with the camera, especially with my Sony video camera. I feel less apprehensive about using it now, it’s been so long since I used it. I just hope I can feel at ease filming, I can produce images that I’ll be happy with. This is only the rehearsal, to get a feel for the camera, the filming, and for the dancers to find ways to interact, choreograph.
Read MoreIdeas for my first film
My film is going to be focusing on embodied sensation of flowing water, stripped back and focusing on movement of the body. It is not representing water but becoming water.
Read MoreInspiration from research findings for my first practice
Some of what I have found in my academic research, especially around the notion of sensation and sensory becoming have really resonated with me and how I feel when at times I have reached a stage of flow and peak-experience (peak-flow) while creating/producing an artwork.
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