Instant Video #7 — Start Over Again by Tammy Lin Foreman (4 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.
And he says…
Monday, November 17, 2008
I’m sitting in the cold back room. It’s quiet in here. I can think. The backroom is crowded with stuff. And I’m just part of the clutter. It’s also freezing in here. I have to wear my jacket. My hat. I can see my breath. I’m thinking. Thinking. What next?
I don’t have an idea. I just know that I want to put something in front of the camera to make the image murky. I hear the song. I love the song. I see the image blur in my head. I see soft hues. Maybe I can put translucent glass in front of the lens. Then, move the glass slowly for effect. But how to do that without putting too much attention on the filmmaker? I don’t want to do that.
I see the stroller. The dusty lava lamp. The old plastic storm window. These plastic storm windows were custom made. We put these up over the windows in the winter to help insulate the house. This window is damaged; it has a big gash on the plastic. It’s sitting in this cold room waiting to be repaired. But wait a minute –
Maybe the plastic, the gash… This could work. But what about the heart? I could draw a heart on the plastic with a pen. Yeah. That’s it.
No. Maybe I’ll just cut a heart-shaped hole to get rid of the damaged part on the plastic. Yeah? I think so.
Tammy says “Hmmm!”
But the background is all wrong. No, no. I don’t want to see living room furniture in the background.
Tammy says “What about those backdrops from the Sound of Music? We still have those in the attic.”
Really?
Yup.
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