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.

Screengrab

Often we mask our identities to keep parts of our lives separate from others.

A thought on colour

What if...

What if each person saw things differently then the other?
For example, what if what I saw as the colour ‘blue’ was seen totally different
to someone else. That each person had recognised a colour as a child and some
how agreed with someone else and then many people that is ‘blue’. If this is
true or not, I think God has a few more pressing things to think about. Thank God!

We are attracted by many exciting things and ideals. I guess we Brits are
happiest with more mid grey and humour. Other cultures have other colours I
guess. Is a rainbow what we need?  With the internet, tv and other influences,
we have an artificial one. Perhaps the best one was seen when the floods receded
in the story of Noah’s ark. A conclusion?? Yes, culturally speaking, we Brits
are quite unique..the mid grey is in fact a melting pot of many other colours.

Creative Process

Zach Lind from 'Jimmy Eat World' Interviews Tim Foreman of 'Switchfoot'.

Tim and Zach discuss Switchfoot’s creative process and life as an independent band.

Aim For the Impossible

Dont think small. It doesn't serve you. It doesn't serve those around you. It doesn't serve the world!

I came across this presentation by Timothy Ferriss whilst browsing the DO Lectures website.

“The Do lectures are all about getting a handful of speakers together in one place, in the hope that they may inspire you to go Do something. To give you the tools and the desire to change the things you care about.” - The Do Lecture Website

Of the 21 incredible presentations available to watch, this one particularly struck me.
So often I find myself getting bogged down with circumstances that I tend to forget my potential.

Timothy challenges us…
“Dont think small. It doesn’t serve you. It doesn’t serve those around you. It doesn’t serve the world!”
“Only those that attempt the obsurb achieve the impossible”