Red
An abstract Video produced as a mini collaboration
I collaborated with Benjamin McAvoy on this film as a way to promote his Music Composition business to ad/production agencies. The film was also an opportunity to produce a concept film to which there where no set criteria.
The film is of four parts. Each section is layered on top of the first (but with a slight time delay) to create a sense of depth and slightly unnatural movement. The film is also designed to play as a loop for live projection.
To Build a Home
The combination of composition, direction and difficult subject matter brings me close to tears everytime I watch this film...
The film is a combination of two tracks by Cinematic Orchestra, the video directed by Up The Resolution; a london based production company. An interview with the directors can be found here.
As David Knight from Promo News writes “It’s a beautiful, sedate 12-minute short film for two tracks, To Build A Home and Breathe, which chronicles the final hours of a dying woman with her devoted, loving husband”.
The reason I’ve posted this video up (other than the fact it’s an amazing short film) is that its a great example of narrative storytelling, collaboration and acheivement…
Realising an idea/concept/dream into an end product rarely comes cheap; whether it’s time, money (or both) there is generally financial expense and risk involved in producing a personal or commercial, low budget piece of work. If you feel like you have a creative talent/gifting or are a creative professional this can be a constant source of frustration and stress – we all have bills to pay and are also probably over committed in our personal/church lives too.
So… What to do? Easy…Collaborate!
I see a huge number of talented individuals who are part of Mosaic (and beyond) but there doesn’t seem to be enough collaboration. Lets get some bands formed. Photographers working with Designers, Film makers collaborating with sound designers and musicians, writers working with web developers etc etc. The God given talent is there and he’s put us together in community but we are not going to see any major breakthrough unless we get together, start bashing ideas around and start making stuff.
So for the next couple of months the criteria for posting stuff up on this creative arts showcase is that it has to have a collaborative element and I for one am looking forward to seeing the results.
Life is complicated. Sport is…
Whilst perusing the Howies website I came across this fun little video.
I don’t really have much to say about it except that I like it, in particular 00:38. Check it out!
I checked out their Vimeo account and found some other cool videos. I’ll post another one up a little later maybe.
For now though enjoy this one.
What is Real?
A video from a mini lounge-gig, of a song I wrote expressing some of my frustration about things in the world
The verses of this song I wrote on scraps of paper here and there over a few weeks, and didn’t actually match them up together, unti one day I wrote that chorus and then dug out those lyrics from the songwriting box next to my fridge, and realised they fitted together! I am a Christian and believe the God created this world beautifully, and intended that we live in it in freedom, with justice and equality. Sadly and awfully, sin entered the world and due to our sin and selfish thoughts and acts, I now look round and get so gutted about the way things are, across the world, down the street, and in my heart. My view is that we cannot and must not sit back. I do sometimes (actually if I’m honest, really often!) feel like i don’t know what we can do about it- as the chorus states- yet, I also am an absolute unbeliever in hopelessness. With Jesus, hopelessness is a fallacy and I know that He has the power and compassion to set us free- individuals and nations. I see transformation, in the office, in my heart, and I believe that one day we will have full restoration to the way things were intended to be. With this song I am hoping that it will resonate not just wih other followers of Jesus but also with non-belivers who feel similarly, and then that they will see the heart behind it and be directed to the Prince of Peace who rules.
Love Nations Motiongraphics
Video Teaser for Mosaic's Upcoming Mission Conference 'LOVE:NATIONS'
I shot the original footage for this back in January. Matt Jones risked repetitive strain injury ( God Video ) again to do some serious painting on three of mosaic’s stage panels.
Then with a little bit of jiggery pokery in post-production added some camera moves and motion graphics.
Viv Thompson put together the score for the 60 second spot which highlights all the key moments amazingly well. We wanted to make sure it wasn’t just another grungy promo with a drum and bass track.
Putting the ‘function’ first we wanted the video to reflect all the preparation and detail that goes into mission - Hopefully this comes across.
Super Fast Church
Timelapse of the afternoon service...
When the wall was being built to make the foyer and ‘slidey’ rooms we fixed a camera up on the scaffold. This video is the result. The Audio and Sound design were produced by Vivian Thompson.
GOD Video
A time lapse typographic piece being drawn (with many black marker pens) on a wall of 'Mosaic Church Leeds'.
The piece lists some of the names and words used to describe the character of GOD.
