In the past 2 years many people who have candidly shared feedback on my photography work have used the words “cinematic” to describe it.
When I asked for clarification often they would describe motion & state that my imagery needed to grow beyond stills at some point . I kept these comments in the back of my mind and thought of venturing into film/motion pictures in a couple of years with no specific deadlines. A few of my close friends made similar comments and asked me when I would consider incorporating motion into my work. They kept on asking and asking and asking and asking … well it was quite far in my head so I kept pushing it away. I felt that I still had so much to learn in the stills area and was quite intimidated by the learning curve of motion picture.
After thinking about it for a while last fall I decided to get on this learning curve as a personal development journey. A lot of great learning opportunities unfolded to allow me to stretch beyond my comfort zone and dig into this new media. I started learning the basic of motion pix capture post processing storyboarding etc. What a ride !
I still have so much to learn and have quite a few challenging projects ahead of me. I wanted to share a short clip I did recently incorporating Stills and motion picture, music sound effects mixing and a few other things… My dear friend, muse, business partner the talented actress Patricia Mckenzie is featured in this clip/short story. She initially was photographed last summer for a set of stills and she had to go back to that same place (metaphor and reality) to allow me to capture her in motion. God bless her! I am forever grateful to be working with such a tatented artist and i can only say that the next phase of our work will be a real “multimedia” feast Stay tuned!.
I feel privileged to have people who look out for me and keep me focused & honest in my artistic journey. West, Yoba, Gary, Patricia, Candace thanks for not taking my “in 5 years plan seriously ” lol! I have discovered a great new venue to share my stories. It’s a steep learning curve and I am enjoying every minute of it in great company! Here is a link to my short clip. ILLUZION
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ML
An adventure in Motion Picture!- Short Clip
???????? WTF when did u do this? I remember the stills montage u had on this one last year and the truth book too WOW this is so powerful it’s intense! You did this L? not sure what to say.. anything that u dont do?
5 years SURE!!! GOD u left me on my apetite great work and it’s onlyu the beginning. Patricia ROCKS!!
Hey ML
thanks for sharing. i always told you that stills are great but for powerfulful story telling the multimedia arena offers u so much more option. I am glad you took on the challenge and what a sublime piece this is. Your talent Patricia M was just perfect so interesting to see how so much was said without a spoken word. This story is haunting Illuzion i feel like she went into a transition to access immortality in a stills freeze or maybe she did not and it is our illusion..Anyhow i would love to discuss this with you a bit more and talk about your storyboarding and editing process.. you are on to something quite unique and really stylish i will send you some links to multimedia art stuff u will see what i mean keep it up …so weird to imagine that you picked up a digital camera like 5 years ago and now u are diving into film u r something else and i know u will succeed Congrats my friend ! Kev
Interesting comments on immortality Kevin….Illuzion is only 2:29min long and i felt three intense emotions (fear, lust, relief, acceptance). Wow, powerful indeed…Lyssa keep moving forward, few cinematographer share this raw-talent…yes, you are no longer a photographer…you’ve grown to another dimension…and there’s more to come.
Patricia, OMG, u took me in deep, i felt every breath you took. every inches of movement you did, were filled with intensity-there was no acting there – it seems so real.
hey L this is an amazing videoart piece…it feels like a spiritual voyage i loved every min of it.. I am putting your channel on my favs cannot wait to see more pieces. A HUGE FAN Marc x
you sneaky lady now playing on my turf!!! … I must say I am impress VERY impress ! Good for u. P
MLD – another magnet…pulling you and pulling us…your story continues and am so lucky I have a ticket!!!
somehow, someway – you pull us into the essence of each moment….this one longer, aching for more.
keep it comin!!
The work of a pro! It is mesmerizing, Lyssa. I am amazed at how quickly you picked up the camera skills to recapture the video with the same energy and texture as the stills from 6 months before, as well as the picking up the editing skills necessary to build this montage so poetically. I’m grateful to be a part of whatever story you choose to tell and looking forward to future collaborations!
http://www.patriciamckenzie.com
je ne trouve pas les mots… Patricia WOW terrible terrible Incroyable beauté !!! So So hot. Lyssa tu as trouvé ta voix TU AS TROUVÉ TA VOIX!!! Ne m’oublit pas au sommet bisou ton frère K xoxo