INSPIRATION
A few weeks back I happened to be introduced to an Australian Film Maker, Malcolm Douglas. He would record his the outback, natural landscapes and communities of Australia and its company. The way in which Douglas was able to document events of adventure and narrate the story was something I felt compelled to incorporate in my own way.
Other, more contemporary, videographers I've come across produced similar themes in their work. One in particular, 'Cycle' is an award winning short film produced and directed by Brendan Dwyer. Though the concept entails childhood trauma, the manner is which memory is distinguished through a 'home video' is something I admire when describing time and space through motion picture.
Other, more stylistic interests, have revolved around the qualities which a Super 8/ home video transmits. Beyond the surface, that is the colour grade and textural grain, there is an interest to how the camera is handled which communicates a rather intimate form of documentation. Although the unsteady and constant motion hand held footage can be, when paired with static and tripod-sturdy video, it does effortlessly hold a completely different meaning.
