Monthly Archives: April 2013

In The mean time…more on Rouch

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“He must conduct his cinematic study,alter it or cut it short, while on location” (Rouch)

This quote from Jean Rouch resembles the the style of my filming process, in that I was constantly thinking about how my shots could be edited in a way that would suit my film. Every shot I filmed, I thought about how it would look in my film and therefore adjusted the shots in a way that was suitable to how I thought I wanted my film to look. Overall, I felt like a lot of my editing was conducted whilst I was in Whitstable, as I was already figuring out the positioning of certain shots by placing them in certain points of the film. 

Finished!

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The long editing process is over, no more long nights, no more feeling your heart pound harder when you feel like you haven’t saved or when Final Cut quits unexpectedly, and finally my eyes can now re-adjust having been glued to the computer screen for the last week. 

I am very happy with the outcome of my film, I feel that I have portrayed what I wanted to and made the most out of the footage I had. Overall, it has been a success and am excited that it is done!

Whitstable, it has been a pleasure working with you…I’ll be back soon! 

Ethnofiction and the Work of Jean Rouch

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Ethnofiction and the Work of Jean Rouch.

This is an article about the meaning of ‘Ethnofiction’ which was introduced by Jean Rouch. The idea that all films contain some elements of ethnofiction is something that appeals to me in the making of my film. The idea is that a story is made up within the moment using actors or scripts to create an ethnofiction film. In my film I have not gone as far as to use actors or scripts, however the improvisation that is used in ethnofiction is a feature that I feel is used in my film a lot. This is presented in the way that I have chosen to do informal interviews, where participants are required on demand to improvise and create an answer to my question. Throughout the the informal interview process I did not come up with many questions to ask participants, this was so that the filming could be owned by the participant to highlight their improvisation and to let them do the talking. 

‘Peter Cushing’s lives in Whitstable’

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Found a brilliant song that I intend to use in the opening of my film! It is a tribute song to a man called Peter Cushing who was an English actor and had many appearances, including Baron Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes. From the song it is clear that he is considered a treasured gem who lived in Whitstable. The song is light-hearted, joyful and playful which I feel is perfect for the type of film I am creating. The song describes certain sights in Whitstable, which gives the viewer an insight into what Whitstable is about, and why people love it. Here is a link to the video of the song in youtube.