Partly with that in mind, I decided to take a few shots on the phone when I went swimming in Salthill recently. Windows Movie Maker is handy for putting together simple films. So that's what I did this evening. Maybe the black-and-white makes it seem pretentious. I'm not sure. I'd be interested in hearing what people think of the results (both positive and negative comments are welcome). And if anyone has any thoughts on how to get poetry out there in different and original ways, feel free to share your thoughts. Thanks a million.
I've been thinking a lot about how to get poetry out there. It's pretty difficult, I have to say. Maybe I'm biased, but I think poetry deserves to have a more prominent place in mainstream society. I'm not saying everyone should buy poetry, of course, but I think it deserves a bit more of an audience. Partly with that in mind, I decided to take a few shots on the phone when I went swimming in Salthill recently. Windows Movie Maker is handy for putting together simple films. So that's what I did this evening. Maybe the black-and-white makes it seem pretentious. I'm not sure. I'd be interested in hearing what people think of the results (both positive and negative comments are welcome). And if anyone has any thoughts on how to get poetry out there in different and original ways, feel free to share your thoughts. Thanks a million.
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3/20/2016 05:04:25 am
First of all, black and white always appeals more than colour, so that works for me, Trevor. My concern would be that I can't seem to focus on both the images and poetry at the same time (although that might just be my brain!) so I now want to go back and listen without paying so much attention to the film. But perhaps that's a good thing because it demands a revisit? Your reading is really good here btw.
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Trevor
3/20/2016 11:39:29 am
Thanks for commenting, Marion. I see what ya mean. Hmm, I wonder about blacking the image out when I speak the lines. That might be worth trying on another video sometime. Thanks a million
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3/21/2016 04:45:32 am
I've just re-watched it, Trevor, and took a lot more in. Perhaps the fact I was watching on a bigger screen than my phone made a difference, but I also noticed that when there wasn't much going on visually, eg, shots of just sky, sand or the sea, the words seemed to come forward, so perhaps leaving out people and moving the camera too much when you are speaking might work. Or
Trevor
3/21/2016 09:02:16 am
Cool. Thanks, Marion. I'll keep that in mind for any future videos I might try (and if I decide to recut this). Cheers for that
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Mari Maxwell
3/23/2016 02:17:20 am
Trevor, this is so lush. I love it. And yes the black and white really works. Perhaps it's the poem's title, but but I really loved the areas where you focus on sea, beach, foam, foot :) and sky. It's mesmerizing and you really take us deep to self, nature and yes Atlantic. The added Salthill with people etc., doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and just want to be in your Atlantic world. No distractions. :)
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Trevor
3/23/2016 03:53:36 am
Thanks a million, Mari. Good to get the feedback
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