November Morning
- John Woodman |
- 2010 |
- 12 minutes |
- COLOR |
- SOUND
Rental Format(s): Digital File
Through a long continuous take filmed on a cold November morning, the video presents the viewer with a 'real time' phenomenological experience of change, transience and visual transformation. As the mist begins to clear more of the landscape is gradually seen. The mist also works as a screen to intermittently reveal and obscure the intensity of the suns light. Eventually the mist returns and once again the video space is changed.
The hand held camera and the distinctive way in which this registers movement and acknowledges evidence of the filmmaker and the filming process, have become important aspects of my film and video work.
The possibility for chance is built into the filming of NOVEMBER MORNING in both image and sound, and especially 'out of frame' sound, allowing for unpredictable phenomena to occur throughout the duration of recording.
The spectators' perception and viewing experience is an intrinsic aspect of this work, both in the observation of what is occurring on screen and through self reflexivity.
Production format: HD video