Instant Video #14 — The Gravity Song by Tammy Lin Foreman (2 min. 2008) Directed, shot, and edited by Lester Alfonso for the collaborative weekly video project that ran from 2008 to 2010.
Check out also: The Instant Video Showcase and Before Instant Videos featuring videos prior to the Instant Video project and broadcast on CBC’s ZeD TV. Audio tracks are available for purchase on Tammy Lin Foreman’s Bandcamp page.
Nothing. Boring!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Members of the Instant Videos Facebook group all get a last minute invite to be part of the Instant Video shoot for #14 on New Year’s Eve at our house. Tammy says, we have to do the Gravity Song. In keeping it on the positive.
The elements come together almost by themselves.
6 PM What’s the idea?
8 PM I don’t know.
Just find a place you’re comfortable. I’ll set it up. Take Georgia’s chair… Start playing. I’ll record you.
The other day, I put Gravity Song on repeat and my brain somehow noticed two elements in Tammy’s back-up vocal I hadn’t isolated before. One saying “nothing” and the other saying “boring.” I instantly flashed on a way to get everyone who walks through the door involved somehow (with some editing.) We can create some kind of video guest list.
The guests arrive, lyric sheets are passed out. The borrowed hot light from W is a blast of heat. Then, Gestapo-style, guests are asked to deliver two words into the camera. Two words that typify the evening’s sense of humour. It’s a Happy New Year, after all.
The Gravity Song by Tammy Lin Foreman Negative gravitation bringing me down, bringing me down got the negative gravitation bringing me down again. And if I feel positive, positive, positive then I can fly And if I feel positive positive, positive then I can fly Thoughts in my head like muzak boring the sound boring the sound thoughts in my head like muzak boring the sound for me. And if I clear my mind clear my mind, clear my mind then I can hear and if I clear my mind clear my mind, clear my mind then I can hear. Projecting the past on the present nothing but fear, nothing but fear projecting the past on the present nothing but fear for me. And if I let it go let it go, let it go then I can see And if I let it go let it go, let it go then I'll be free.
posted by Lester Alfonso at 9:51 PM
Nothing boring about that. ;)(to feel like I participated)
G. January 21, 2009 at 8:03 PM