The Clock (working title) A short film about one women’s ten-year quest to find a clock similar to the one from her childhood. Using the storytelling genre, she takes us through events, repairs and "hard facts" which expose a poor childhood in Muskogee Oklahoma to her life & career in New York. Through the timepiece, her quirky sense of detail and unique delivery are revealed. It is a character study (single narrative) shot with HD Mini-DVD edited in Final Cut.
Influenced by The International Storytelling Festival (and Center) in East Tenn. which was founded in 1973. I've attended several, which take place the first weekend in October each year. Their web site says it best: "We have told stories since the beginning of time. They are narratives of life, spanning centuries and connecting generations...Storytelling encompasses virtually every facet of human endeavor...."
The piece will be interior shots (some close-ups) and possibly related footage cut in under the narrative - as/if needed. Depending on the length and interest of the story I may add audio - the ticking of the clock, and possibly an excerpt from a musical score i heard years ago featuring the bassoon - I think it was called L'Horloge de Flore, by Jean Francaix OR maybe Le Temps Horloge, an abstract colorful work by Dutilleux about the tragedies of World War II.
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