Project Brief Written Analysis
Oliver Clark s3471969
I have a complicated life and its very full and huge. Thus, it is difficult to put that much history and hobbies and personality into a one-minute film, which forced me to condense a few things about me in a quick, humorous manner. I like humour and making people laugh, and I believe that I achieved this goal.
The beginning section, showing the star wars-themed text giving a brief introduction was written to sound like part of an epic fable, but sadly it was too fast to read (given my time constraints) so I did a voice-over it and that also sounded too fast. All the voice-overs, for that matter, sounded too fast.
In terms of hobbies, I decided to mostly focus on my enjoyment of LARP (Live Action Role Play) and cooking. For LARP I showed with the clip of me dissolving into an old picture of me in the center of a group photo, all of us dressed as Romans. In the voiceover, I made it seem like I was a war veteran, drinking my troubles away. This satire of PTSD films made for some comedic effect in terms of surrealism.
For cooking, I transitioned between a picture of some macaroni and cheese I made to me “thinking of new recipes” on the toilet while reading a book and smoking a pipe. Again, this surrealism created some comedy. This wasn’t helped by the fact that the footage itself was of poor quality and this was especially noticeable (if at least hilarious) during the zoom-ins and zoom-outs of my face.
I really wish that we were allowed to provide more time so I could add more text, more voice-overs, more footage, more images, and thus, more about me. The LARP, cooking, and theatrics were there, but not anything about my extensive cultural heritage, my international upbringing, or my love for film and TV. However, with what time I had, I think I included enough to express a bit about who I am.