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	See also: [[Jujube/2019-iffr-log]]		See also: [[Jujube/2019-iffr-log]]

Jujube at 20:06, 11 March 2019

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			See also: [[Jujube/2019-iffr-log]]

	= I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations =		= I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations =

Jujube at 19:59, 11 March 2019

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	== I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations ==		= I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations =

	'''How to translate autobiographical materials into empathic matters? Perhaps through myth and tales?''' (See essay --> [[Jujube/methods-session-5]])		'''How to translate autobiographical materials into empathic matters? Perhaps through myth and tales?''' (See essay --> [[Jujube/methods-session-5]])
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	Actor-directed films can lead to incredibly tender moments. In ''Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)'', two characters both with painful family (and/or present histories) share their own feelings towards discrimination and inequality. In this case the director's role is to create a framework to communicate that clearly and foster an environment/crew that lets things be and happen.		Actor-directed films can lead to incredibly tender moments. In ''Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)'', two characters both with painful family (and/or present histories) share their own feelings towards discrimination and inequality. In this case the director's role is to create a framework to communicate that clearly and foster an environment/crew that lets things be and happen.

	== I must hone this craft ==		= I must hone this craft =

	In my next projects I want to be better at creating moving images. I will invest more in understanding and practicing cinematography. (See [[Jujube/cinematography]] for concrete learnings.)		In my next projects I want to be better at creating moving images. I will invest more in understanding and practicing cinematography. (See [[Jujube/cinematography]] for concrete learnings.)
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	A good intention will never come across in distracting camera work (e.g. the excessive shake in ''The Day I Lost My Shadow''). I want to avoid abstract aesthetics when something is just abstract for the sake of it (or some lofty intellectualism in the name of poetry... enough of those random and self-indulgent manipulation of the 16mm films in the shorts from ''History Deletes Itself'').		A good intention will never come across in distracting camera work (e.g. the excessive shake in ''The Day I Lost My Shadow''). I want to avoid abstract aesthetics when something is just abstract for the sake of it (or some lofty intellectualism in the name of poetry... enough of those random and self-indulgent manipulation of the 16mm films in the shorts from ''History Deletes Itself'').

	== P.S. My criteria for the films (and the ones that did end up teaching me a lot) ==		= P.S. My criteria for the films (and the ones that did end up teaching me a lot) =

	'''A story based on/inspired by myth/tales/rituals'''		'''A story based on/inspired by myth/tales/rituals'''

Jujube at 19:39, 5 February 2019

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	Also, not at an idea level but an aesthetic one, '''I'm drawn to the mountains, seas and remote places...Why? Out of the sublime, the metaphor, the unexpected forms?'''		Also, not at an idea level but an aesthetic one, '''I'm drawn to the mountains, seas and remote places...Why? Out of the sublime, the metaphor, the unexpected forms?'''

	~~From the movies,~~ I see different ways in which the image carries weight. In some cases, the image IS the narrative, such as the scene when the word messenger faces gun point in ''Pájaros de Verano''. In others, the image visualises a metaphor, like the woman catching water from all directions with buckets in ''Pattaki''. Sometimes, the image becomes part of a well-written essay~~. (~~''Above Us Only Sky'')		I see different ways in which the image carries weight. In some cases, the image is the most charged moment of the narrative, such as the scene when the word messenger faces gun point in ''Pájaros de Verano''. In others, the image visualises a metaphor, like the woman catching water from all directions with buckets in ''Pattaki''. Sometimes, the image becomes part of a well-written essay, as in ''Above Us Only Sky''.

	I ~~also~~ find sound ~~indispensable — often~~ more ~~important than~~ what I see. ~~The sounds can~~ represent a place. In ''Tutto l'oro Che C'è'', the wild track is ~~THE~~ track. ~~The sounds~~ create silence. Examples are the forest in ''Tutto l'oro Che C'è'' and water in ''Pattaki''. ~~In the case of music, it~~ can be ~~the~~ narrative by itself, as seen in ''The Last Seven Words'')		I find sound as important, if not more, as what I see. Sounds represent a place. In ''Tutto l'oro Che C'è'', the wild track is the main track. Sounds create silence. Examples are the forest in ''Tutto l'oro Che C'è'' and water in ''Pattaki''. Music can often be a narrative by itself, as seen in ''The Last Seven Words''.

	Actor-directed films can lead to incredibly tender moments. (''Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)'') In this case the director's role is to create a framework to communicate that clearly and foster an environment/crew that lets things happen.		Actor-directed films can lead to incredibly tender moments. In ''Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)'', two characters both with painful family (and/or present histories) share their own feelings towards discrimination and inequality. In this case the director's role is to create a framework to communicate that clearly and foster an environment/crew that lets things be and happen.

	== I must hone this craft ==		== I must hone this craft ==

Jujube: /* P.S. My criteria for the films (and the ones that did end up teaching me a lot) */

2019-02-04T21:45:03Z

P.S. My criteria for the films (and the ones that did end up teaching me a lot)

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	* Last Night I Saw You Smiling		* Last Night I Saw You Smiling

	-- I just noticed all these movies feature Asian characters. All but the first one are directed by Asian directors: Japan, Indonesia, Cambodia. The director for ''A Volta..'' is from Portugal, born to a Japanese father and a European (?) mother.		-- I just noticed all these movies feature Asian characters. Interesting? All but the first one are directed by Asian directors: Japan, Indonesia, Cambodia. The director for ''A Volta..'' is from Portugal, born to a Japanese father and a European (?) mother.

	'''scenes in the mountains and/or by the sea'''		'''scenes in the mountains and/or by the sea'''

Jujube: /* P.S. My criteria for the films (and the ones that did end up teaching me a lot) */

2019-02-04T21:44:45Z

P.S. My criteria for the films (and the ones that did end up teaching me a lot)

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	* Memories of My Body		* Memories of My Body
	* Last Night I Saw You Smiling		* Last Night I Saw You Smiling

			-- I just noticed all these movies feature Asian characters. All but the first one are directed by Asian directors: Japan, Indonesia, Cambodia. The director for ''A Volta..'' is from Portugal, born to a Japanese father and a European (?) mother.

	'''scenes in the mountains and/or by the sea'''		'''scenes in the mountains and/or by the sea'''

Jujube: /* I must hone this craft */

2019-02-04T21:40:59Z

I must hone this craft

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	== I must hone this craft ==		== I must hone this craft ==

	In ~~the~~ projects ~~for the next phase~~ I want to be better at creating moving images. I will invest more in understanding and practicing cinematography. (See [[Jujube/cinematography]] for concrete learnings.)		In my next projects I want to be better at creating moving images. I will invest more in understanding and practicing cinematography. (See [[Jujube/cinematography]] for concrete learnings.)

	A good intention will never come across in distracting camera work (e.g. the excessive shake in ''The Day I Lost My Shadow''). I want to avoid abstract aesthetics when something is just abstract for the sake of it (or some lofty intellectualism in the name of poetry... enough of those random and self-indulgent manipulation of the 16mm films in the shorts from ''History Deletes Itself'').		A good intention will never come across in distracting camera work (e.g. the excessive shake in ''The Day I Lost My Shadow''). I want to avoid abstract aesthetics when something is just abstract for the sake of it (or some lofty intellectualism in the name of poetry... enough of those random and self-indulgent manipulation of the 16mm films in the shorts from ''History Deletes Itself'').

Jujube at 21:38, 4 February 2019

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	Also, not at an idea level but an aesthetic one, '''I'm drawn to the mountains, seas and remote places...Why? Out of the sublime, the metaphor, the unexpected forms?'''		Also, not at an idea level but an aesthetic one, '''I'm drawn to the mountains, seas and remote places...Why? Out of the sublime, the metaphor, the unexpected forms?'''

	From the movies, I see different ways in which ~~images carry~~ weight:		From the movies, I see different ways in which the image carries weight. In some cases, the image IS the narrative, such as the scene when the word messenger faces gun point in ''Pájaros de Verano''. In others, the image visualises a metaphor, like the woman catching water from all directions with buckets in ''Pattaki''. Sometimes, the image becomes part of a well-written essay. (''Above Us Only Sky'')

	- The ~~images ARE~~ the ~~narrative~~. (The ~~scene when~~ the ~~word messenger faces gun point~~ in ''~~Pájaros de Verano~~''.)		I also find sound indispensable — often more important than what I see. The sounds can represent a place. In ''Tutto l'oro Che C'è'', the wild track is THE track. The sounds create silence. Examples are the forest in ''Tutto l'oro Che C'è'' and water in ''Pattaki''. In the case of music, it can be the narrative by itself, as seen in ''The Last Seven Words'')

	~~- The images visualise a metaphor. (The woman catching water from all directions with buckets in ''Pattaki''.)~~		Actor-directed films can lead to incredibly tender moments. (''Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)'') In this case the director's role is to create a framework to communicate that clearly and foster an environment/crew that lets things happen.

	~~- The images become part of a well-written essay. (''Above Us Only Sky'')~~

	~~I also find sound indispensable — sometimes more important than what I see.~~

	~~- The sounds represent a place. In ''Tutto l'oro Che C'è'', the wild track is THE track.~~

	~~- The sounds create silence. (Forest in ''Tutto l'oro Che C'è'', water in ''Pattaki''.)~~

	~~- The music itself has a narrative. (''The Last Seven Words'')~~

	Actor-directed films can lead to incredibly tender moments. ~~See~~ Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie).

	== I must hone this craft ==		== I must hone this craft ==

Jujube: /* I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations */

2019-02-04T21:33:40Z

I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations

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	'''How to translate autobiographical materials into empathic matters? Perhaps through myth and tales?''' (See essay --> [[Jujube/methods-session-5]])		'''How to translate autobiographical materials into empathic matters? Perhaps through myth and tales?''' (See essay --> [[Jujube/methods-session-5]])

	'''What is image capable of ~~doing~~ in conveying that intention and~~, actually,~~ creating empathy?'''		'''What is image capable of in conveying that intention and — in the process or as a result — creating empathy?'''

	Also, not at an idea level but an aesthetic one, '''I'm drawn to the mountains, seas and remote places...Why? Out of the sublime, the metaphor, the unexpected forms?'''		Also, not at an idea level but an aesthetic one, '''I'm drawn to the mountains, seas and remote places...Why? Out of the sublime, the metaphor, the unexpected forms?'''

Jujube at 21:32, 4 February 2019

2019-02-04T21:32:46Z

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	== I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations ==		== I was interested in movies that related to my current investigations ==

	'''How to translate autobiographical materials into empathic matters?'''		'''How to translate autobiographical materials into empathic matters? Perhaps through myth and tales?''' (See essay --> [[Jujube/methods-session-5]])

	'''What is image capable of doing in conveying that intention and, actually, creating empathy?'''		'''What is image capable of doing in conveying that intention and, actually, creating empathy?'''

			Also, not at an idea level but an aesthetic one, '''I'm drawn to the mountains, seas and remote places...Why? Out of the sublime, the metaphor, the unexpected forms?'''

	From the movies, I see different ways in which images carry weight:		From the movies, I see different ways in which images carry weight: