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