Foreground

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  • Therearecertaincharacteristicsthatmyworkshareswith… Therearecertaincharacteristicsthatmyworkshareswiththeworkofotherartists,notalloftheminfilm.Oneisaconcernwithperceptualambiguity,withsubjectswhosepresencehasmorethanoneexplanation.Findingthepointatwhichcontentisbothunstableandbalancedledmetotheuseofmultipleimageslaidoveroneanother.Thiswasnotnew,ofcourse,evenatthetime,butitisnotanareamanyfilmmakershavechosentopursue,perhapsbecausedoingsotendstohampertheflowofmontage.Myinterestinrelationshipsbetweenelementsinstaticshotshasledmetomakefilmsthateitherhavenocuts,orthathavepausesbetweenshots.Itcomesfrommybackgroundwiththestillimage.Iamsatisfiedwithastaticcameraandminimalmovement.Combiningimageryisalsosomethingthatisdifficulttodowithoutre-photographingtheoriginalelements.Themeansofdoingthishavebeenlargelyunavailabletofilmmakers,andthathastendedtomakeitseemneedlesslytechnical.Nowadays,combinedimageryisallovertheplace:musicvideos,networkpromotionalgraphics,commercials,Godknowswhat.Someofitverywelldone,beautifuleven,but,ofcourse,allofitsponsoredbysomecorporateentityorother.DidIhaveanythingtodowiththat?Perhaps,indirectly.Whatcanyoudothatwon'teventuallyberedigestedinthatway?AtthisstageIjustlookatwhatI'mdoingandtrytoforgeteverythingelse.Allyoucandoiskeepon.