Video Planning

The idea for the video is simple. We will both perform in the space exactly how we would perform in our shows, but together and only for the camera. As we both have experience doing lighting for our own shows, we have created a lighting patch that we will install in the space and have enlisted our friend ippaida storage, who does vj work and 3D graphics for music events and other experimental artworks. Our two biggest references that we have discussed are the beach invasion scene from Saving Private Ryan, which serves as a reference for the level of chaos we aim to capture through its cinematography.

Our other main point of reference for the colors and editing is Wong Kar Wai’s use of low framerate and overlayed images in many of his films, like In the Mood for Love. We talked about this, adding an additional level of disorientation to the image as well as a sense of liminality, seeing bodies in motion overlayed each other to become this mutant and dynamic image.

While we don’t have much of a plan beyond that I believe that might add to this video, as I would like the performance within it to be as raw and vulnerable as possible.