Haiku Exercise was to be finished on week 2, as we did not have time to go through this exercise, I used my own way to understand ‘What is Haiku?’

What I understood Haiku, is based from my researched.

What is Haiku about? Haiku poems may describe anything. Most of the poems will have a dominant main idea, that appeals strongly to one of our five sense. The dominant impression in my production I think is the importance of color, each Haiku poem must include a kigo, a season word. I have used ‘green; lifeless; life continue etc’ to highlight the season which is spring.  In this exercise, we were asked to use static frame. Another way to highlight my main intention is by using the static frame and focusing on the moving things inside the ‘locked off’ frame. What I wanted to express was the world without color can be lifeless. I remembered from my childhood memories, winter and autumn are lifeless and colorless. When spring arrives, the whole world will be fill with colors. By using the zoomed in shoot of the ants in the woods gaps; the swinging green leaves and the luxuriant branches above.

The elements we are asked to focus on were the composition – shots that emphasize lines or particular point/objects. When we first heard of the elements, we might think of the shoots being rigid and stiff. However, I chose to use the contrast between the living things and the static frame to express my intention.

I extremely like the background music that were provided for us on Google drive, I have chosen to used the last one. The music is very cold or desolate but when it continues on, we can hear the tone its turning brighter gradually. So I think this sound track matches my haiku exercise very perfectly.