I love watching everyone’s films. They are fantastic. Today, I was captivated by Maggie’s portrait of her friend Xavier. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but I think it has a lot to do with her intriguing method of story-telling. Whilst most people (including myself) chose to interview their subject, Maggie used narration as a key aspect in her work. The sound flowed, and it permitted the audience to focus on the visuals.

A picture story book was used to set the scene, but also was the background to  polaroid-esque clips of footage. The result that this scattering of film had was of a collage.I believed it was very effective and added heaps of personality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V3pBO1IpKY

I would love to learn how she “superimposed” the footage on to the still background. I am sure it is a feature on Adobe Premiere, so as a future media practitioner, it may be time for me to start learning the software.