Since purchasing the new iPhone 7 a few weeks ago, I’ve been spending a lot of time filming anything that catches my eye. I want to make use of this footage, and thought that I’d create a series of experiments where I would edit footage and use music that I’ve created that I feel accompanies the image well.

Experiment_1 (on Google Drive folder)
Yes, Darebin Parklands again. I keep returning here and would not at all be surprised if it is involved (one way or another) in my final project. I shot the footage about 3 weeks ago but only came to editing it a few days ago. Each clip is slowed down from anywhere between 50-75%. This was to recreate the nature VHS videos I watch. This isn’t necessarily the approach I will end up taking, but I thought I would try it. I don’t think slow-motion works very well with an iPhone (also I didn’t export it in HD so it would export faster), maybe I’ll try it again using a camcorder (if I can find one), or something else that achieves a vintage aesthetic. I do, however, like the use of cross dissolving cutting; it makes the work more atmospheric. The music is an ambient track I created a few weeks ago, I’ve been meaning to use it for something, and it’s certainly a candidate for the final product.

Experiment_2 (on Google Drive folder)
The first image was taken in my housemates room. I thought the light shining from the trees into the room was spectacular, and therefore was worth seconds of filming. A few days later I found a similar light shining through the window in my bathroom and also shot that. There is no meaning behind the image; as I stated, the criteria for being shot with my phone is if it catches my attention. The music I used was just a few chords I recorded, though to me, it sounds like the word ‘glow’.