Here’s a 30 second movie trailer from ‘Swim to Work Day’.
I have 35 minutes of film footage and I don’t know what to do with it all.
I originally thought to exhibit it all in real time, so the viewer can experience the whole journey, but its a bit long. I like the walking past all the congested traffic and then the peace of the river in contrast. I then thought I could speed up the walking part, there’s at least 12 minutes of that, but it looks too comical, maybe thats good.
Any ideas?
That’s not how you hold your paddles!
Thanks to Caroline and Roger.
Only one more film to shoot, The Suir has sure been hard to get people to swim with, hopefully on Tuesday I’m meeting up with some swimmers and I’l get the last film.
As well as that I’ve a rake of painting and cutting to do. Less blogging more action!
For some reason 3 of those photos won’t enlarge, I’l try and sort it later.
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June 4, 2010 at 7:29 am
Cathy Fitzgerald
Hi Vanessa
loved the 30 sec format – its really suitable for web audiences and I think for installation you might not need much longer. Peopples attentions spans are very short for this type of media and if you loop it in the installation you will still convey alot of the sensations of the swim. Some minimal titling might be good if you want to locate the work in a specific area or suggest other ideas – have you thought about narrated across some of it – its looking well anyway
C
June 7, 2010 at 9:57 pm
loneswimmer
Hey Vanessa,
I saw a Douglas Gordon installation some years back in the Hayward in London.
What I found most interesting about it was the voids or spaces between frames. I liked being forced to stop and appreciate the hidden spaces, even in the most obvious places.
donal
June 9, 2010 at 8:32 pm
anne
a bit of comic is always good?
June 12, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Five
Does it cost to get into the exhibition or anything..?
June 13, 2010 at 12:13 am
vanessa daws
No it doesn’t cost, free in and free juice, I reckon we’re out of biscuits now though! Bring all your friends. It is your animation after all!
June 17, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Five
Hey, do you want us to be there before six, to help with anything?
June 18, 2010 at 12:24 am
vanessa daws
No, you’re grand, thanks for asking. See you tomorrow.