I really am enjoying watching how this blog is evolving. Special thanks to JSteaffans for thinking outside the box on how to use this tool & for posting interesting images. Also, thanks to filmgirl, Mike and Suba for their recent interesting posts.
So far, we've seen posts related to the thematic development of our teams' films, thoughts on weekly assignments, information about artistic events around town, intergroup dynamics, struggling with difficult decisions the groups need to make & others topics as well. I really encourage each group to expand how this blog is used by finding new things to write about. I'm especially looking forward to seeing posts about your production experiences.
The thing we really need to push forward now is story-development. How are we going to push these ethnographic films from simple informational pieces to important and compelling stories that resonate with your future audience/s and the people with whom you are working? Remember the driving motivation to make a film - we are all Homo narratus!
Please feel free to post any random thoughts about the stories you are developing here.
One last thought. This contract issue is really fascinating. From our class discussion yesterday, it was obvious that the 'final-cut rights' are the greatest struggle. While all the groups want to be fair with each other and proposed an egalitarian approach (kudos to DL for employing anthropological parlance), in the end we were not so sure whether that was the wisest choice. Ultimately, each group will need to decide for themselves what works best. My own thought is that final-cut rights should not be shared as a collective. One person should have the ultimate responsibility. Hopefully, though, there can be some flexibility built into the contract as well. Maybe there's a way for the groups to include language that would allow someone to rework the film under agreed-upon circumstances. Good luck with this one - it's a tough one.
No comments:
Post a Comment