Editing Ch. 6 - Great examples in this reading - many I have not seen. Our group reading discussed graphic matches and non-diegetic cuts. What comes to mind when I think of the use of colored objects woven or cut throughout scenes I think of the use of the color yellow - objects such as a balloon - or hat - in the gorgeous film
THE LAST EMPEROR. Similarly, the french film
THE FABULOUS DESTINY of AMELIE POULIN used reds and greens from the intro titles to her red shirt in the the last moped scene. I watched Hitchcock's SHADOW OF A DOUBT for the sixth time over the holiday weekend. It's a good example of non-diegetic cutting - shot of the "merry widow" murderer intercut with couples waltzing to the Merry Widow Waltz. Additionally the waltz serves as an erie background as we (like Theresa Wright) find out her uncle is the killer at large. On YouTube, only the intro shows the waltz, not any scenes with the intercut.
My project, an installation audio piece titled THE CLOCK, explores how people attempt to reclaim the past through an inanimate object, in this case a clock. I am interested in the contrast between mechanical precision and human frailty. My aim is to prompt reflection of the question: Is it possible to reconstruct the past and subvert the outcome? THE CLOCK audio is played through speakers over a box with a spread from an open book on clock repair (diagrams), dirt, and a childhood object. The audio is a sound collage of one woman's quest to find a clock reminiscant of her childhood, with added music, mechanics and elements. I am influenced by the assemblage art of Joseph Cornell, and the installation team Janet Cardiff and George Miller as well as the work of Alvin Lucier and Gavin Bryars. Click here for the current audio. Click here for the final powerpoint presentation Sunday May 10, 2009.
