http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~jc8017/VideoWebsite/index.html
For our video project, I suggested we make a film adaptation of one of my favorite short stories, “Carnation, Lily, Lily Rose” by Kelly Link. The narrative is rather dark and abstract, which would allow us a lot of wiggle room in terms of editing. We decided to have Taylah act in all three scenes since there is only one character, though we each chose three different scenes from the story to adapt and edit on our own.
I took care of the second video, which follows our main character as he begins to question his surroundings. As such, I edited my scenes using different filter and effect options:
While editing, I wanted each edit to convey a different feeling within the viewer, as this is a highly interpretive and abstract narrative that the viewer is free to analyze however they like. Each different rendition is meant to tell the same story with a slightly different feeling.
To make this interactive, Justin added the feature to toggle between each filter on the website.
As far as filming goes, we definitely had issues due to a lack of resources, such as a dolly for cellphones. Some of our shots were shaky because we did them by hand, and due to time constraints, we did not think it necessary to attend an info session in order to borrow a dolly from IMA.
In terms of my editing, the project met my goals and I learned more about Premiere Pro. There were some effects I had in mind that I couldn’t figure out how to execute, such as an overlaid video of handwritten text appearing over the scene, so I scrapped that idea. Over the course of this module, I learned much about filmography and more features of Premiere, which I have used previously but I am far from an expert. Overall, I’m satisfied with how it turned out.