Shield affirms “I’m interested in collage as an evolution beyond narrative.” He believes in collage would bring him out of the conventions.
Story seems to say everything for a reason, and I want to say , No, it doesn’t.
Shield mentions the very nature of collage demands fragmented materials, or at least materials yanked out of context. Collage is, in a way, only an accentuated act of editing: picking through options and presenting a new arrangement. The act of editing may be the key postmodern artistic instrument. Shield’s idea makes me think of the Korsakow. I find some similar place between collage and Korsakow. While doing korsaow we hardly have the same editing as conventional narrative story does because the structure of Korsakow is loose. The editing of Korsakow is to design your interface arranging appropriate fragmented materials. We have more space to achieve creativity as we don’t nearly have any constraint like narrative does.
The problem of scale is interesting. How long will the reader stay engaged? I don’t mean stay dutifully but stay charmed, seduced and beguiled. The key thing is how we arrange on Korsakow film. We can’t control viewers’ interpretation because everyone would interpret the same thing in different way. Korsakow is even harder. How could we address viewer? Perhaps, we shouldn’t think it as overall but separated. I mean if you cannot manipulate generally but why not try it step by step and piece by piece. If we found something interesting, we just go recording it because there does not really have a reason. To be honest, sometimes, we like a thing because we just like it. It is kind of pain in an ass like we really have to dedicate for the reason why we like it. It drives people crazy. For Korsakow, whatever it is, if we like it and we just capture it by Phones or camera. Moment is never the same moment.
