Savages by: Eloise*****
THIS MOVIE CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT(aka t**oo)!!! VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!!! THERE ARE MULTIPLE SCENES OF NUDITY!!!! (even though nudity is our most natural form)
DUE TO SERIOUS CONTENT I cannot post my video as part of an academic course. If you are interested in seeing the footage please contact me as a friend and we can view it in a social but not academic situation. >:o (please contact me @ eloiseflesh@gmail.com)
Two Becoming One, and One Becoming Two:
The process some of us energetical entities use as our key to existence.
Perceived,
labeled in a multitude of ways
but essentially it is a simple trick of friction.
In our current society we view it as the complicated illness,
follow up procedure,
danger of a birth.
Women are sick,
rushed to hospital,
help.
Not suitable for children to watch,
yet they have been there before.
Denying our commonality with our brothers and sisters.
Defying the rest, dominating our space;
categorized as “elite” and most “intelligent”.
Hiding and shunning the actions that we biologically crave.
Tis' there a difference between mating and fucking?
We joke ourselves to believe civilization is what we should aspire.
Walling in our movement,
hidden behind the black cloak,
tis’ taboo and to be ashamed.
Yet my existence, yours as well,
occurs because of this friction.
It is where I
altered states and now I shall not return?
Unless I am of age,
orrr married,
orrr in 4 walls?
One is not to pleasure while exposed,
or feel,
or scream,
or scratch,
or fart or burp.
One is to sit draped in white cloth denying ones savage attitude.
** I would like to acknowledge the people whom witnessed the making of this movie in public places including the tight quarters of an airplane. I hope you are not too disturbed!
***I would like to give credit to all the following links for posting there footage of animals, and for making there work accessible to myself. I am not taking credit for the visual documentation but the montage, This is in sorts a video collage . Thank-you very much for you great work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4mN6OhseJM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXpSqCbezHw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lcpfe7ocCA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfVnFJDjUyQ&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdbP4sZ94Og
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFUHzyM4zW4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfapC780070&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT0V8AXQfmg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kZW8e79Bm0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Zrt4QGTa4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpzSXGPslEQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyClkrV4dI4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRs5r-suhSM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVjLZeqXO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_NduZqXVG8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtFJ5R5CGNI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSQa4nLTyXI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIrlwLQPRU0&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fresults%3Fsearch_query%3Dchildbirth%2B%26aq%3Df&has_verified=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52QQDNfTo80
Wow, I really appreciate the creativity brought into your project. You explored your thoughts through these images that often bring a sense of discomfort among most people. This is because we aren't used to confronting our thoughts, even though they come naturally for most of us.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciated the poem that you wrote, I could totally imagine you speaking these words with passion, and I'm happy that you could communicate that through the internet!
I appreciated the topic because I felt like it is one that everyone can relate to. You have your own understanding that everyone is a sexual being and I appreciate your willingness to question sex being thought of as taboo among a large population in the united states ( i can't speak for any other place).
I still think that you have room for improvement in your writing. I wish that you would have introduced the poem and explained your thoughts being it and the video. A good way to think about it is to think, what if someone not exposed to pregnancy and birth were to see them, how would I prepare them to read my post? well... you get my drift? miss you! have fun in france!
nai
Critique of "Savages" -
ReplyDeleteI found the main strength in this project to be in the balance between saying to the viewer "you are this, this is what you are" in a way that bordered on being didactic while at the same time using an approach that also brought about the beauty and wonder of what you are witnessing.
There is a tension created here between, on one side, the editing, pacing and even the hand-held camera re-filming of already filmed elements and on the other side the actual content of the images along with the musical choices. Not an easy balance to strike or maintain. I was reminded at times of the films of Stan Brackage, especially of "Window Water Baby Moving" which explored human birth through the use of montage.
I think there is courage behind having committed to this subject matter and trying to create a viewing experience that teeters on the edge of being confrontational while having sustained moments of relief to let the viewer simply take in the wonder and mystery of the processes depicted here.
Issues that I had follow -
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At first I thought the opening of the film, with the upside down imagery, was being used as a way to abstract the biological processes depicted, but as the piece progressed and this was not used again (the upside down imagery) I was not sure that this was successful. Of course, this may have not been why the images were presented this way at all, but that is how I perceived them.
At times I had issues with the hand held nature of the re-filming. Sometimes it actually added to the almost poetic nature of the piece, while at other times, to me, it simply obscured the content.
I felt that the project stopped, as opposed to ending. It seemed like time had just run out on the project, and not that there was a "point" to the abruptness.
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All in all I would say that this project was a success, and hope that you continue to explore the power of montage as a way to reinforce and sometimes create all new meaning via film editing.
Sam DeWitt
Eloise! You chose to investigate the subject of human sex vs. savage animal reproduction. You created a video collage containing sex and labor, and wrote a poem discussing the taboo subject of sex and giving birth.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the work you must have put into the video. I am interested in movie making and I know that, at least for me, such a montage takes a lot of time and skill to stitch together. The way you transitioned between clips keeps the viewer awake, eager to know what will happen next.
Your topic matters to me because I have been thinking about how sex in our society is starting to become just another source of pleasure. Teenagers seem not to care about the emotional side of love-making. Its a shame that your project can't really be shared publicly because it could help some people realize that people should not become savage animals.
ReplyDeleteThe combination of film and words made your project intriguing and gave me food for thought. Awesome work!
Martyna
(PS Im sorry, my comment just wouldn't post in one part )