Sometimes necessity (plus a lack of equipment or know-how) will drive a project in a certain direction. I've heard it said in filmmaking that the true measure of creativity is how you cope when things go horribly wrong. Ironically, while trying to film and edit for the theme "Enlightenment," we were broadcasting from the Dark Ages.
Although the aesthetic was planned to be layered and abstract, the lack of tripod, malfunction of a slider, pouring rain, and inconsistent ambient light helped to drive the look and feel to a not-altogether-intended art-house film place... hit home by Kenna's brilliant suggestion to use French music.
https://vimeo.com/154271049
I want to get good at motion graphics, I'd like to work for R. Greenberg & Associates or Digital Kitchen. I'm delighted to imagine a future that can incorporate my crusty Film Studies Degree. Enlightenment was my first attempt at kinetic type, I know I have a very long way to go--here's my inspiration for the type treatment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2pHk2ln8Q4
All Hail Richard Greenberg!
