The film, titled “Thin Air,” by filmmaker Marcin Kaproń premiered in front of a large audience for the first time today at the Fall Student Film Show. The eleven-minute short is Marcin’s first film, produced in association with The New School.
The film begins with a panning shot of the city, and stops to focus on a young man in his apartment. The context is provided by the radio broadcast in the background. Layers of narrative are revealed as the story unfolds. Details of color and sound accent the film, providing a subtext for the viewer to follow, as the main character leads the audience through his day.
The somber, longing sound of a violin is woven throughout, establishing the mood and meandering in and out at all the appropriate moments. Details, hidden within each frame are brought to the surface only by the most discerning eye. The way the shots are framed, it is obvious that it was done by a professional. And not surprising, Marcin is a photographer, as well.
For film or photography projects, he can be contacted here.
Here are some notes from the conference:
- using voice as controller, dependent on keypad or volume
-barcodes; shotcode.com
- padpaw.net/blog, watching for malicious traffic, take content off
- accessibility of data, in person vs live
- mobile storytelling w/ Brian House
- yellow arrow
- liberty island
- taking narrative into physical space, subversive (mobile) storytelling, oulipo
- varying points of entrance in narrative; enter at any time
- txtml.org (open source!)
mobile phone = pervasive device (pervasive to psychology)
Let me preface that by first detailing exactly what an Emo is supposed to be. According to Wikipedia, Emo is a genre of music, however the actual personification of this genre can best be describer as follows:
“tight jeans on males and females alike, long fringe (bangs) brushed to one side of the face or over one or both eyes, dyed black, straight hair, tight t-shirts which often bear the names of rock bands (or other designed shirts), studded belts, belt buckles, canvas sneakers or skate shoes or other black shoes (often old and beaten up) and thick, black horn-rimmed glasses. Emo fashion has changed with time. Early trends included straight, unparted hair (similar to that of Romulans and Vulcans in Star Trek), tightly fitting sweaters, button-down shirts, and work jackets. In recent years, emo, in the popular media, has been associated with a stereotype that includes being emotional, sensitive, shy, introverted, or angsty.”
I first learned of this breed of Gen-Y during a presentation by someone who had participated in a Forrester Research Inc. teleconference, called Designing for Generation Y. Apparently, they have been around for awhile. It was my first time to recognize one, however. Now I wonder if there are any on the L train.
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