Final Crits- Day 1

Kelsey Olson
i wish the beginning wasn't so ashy/grey, so i could see better. but it didnt last long.
scary fire related ritual.. subjects looks drugged/impaired. the "morning after" along with the music is fraught with flashbacks and is reminiscent of when someone is acting under some sort of spell or against their own knowledge/will. did jen sen turn into a doll??
kelsey- youre pretty good at this whole intriguing detailed film process. the way the doll crawls/moves away on the road is creepy and grotesque-looking. i feel like her limbs are broken so she cant move properly. feathers stuck on the face.. did she eat some sort of animal? tribal ritual/sacrifice/magick/voodoo.
dog! the toy dog would make the whole thing more laughable/humorous if it werent for the ominous music in the background and the continued filming style/hazy happening.

Nicole P
why the song choice? is the video just highlighting the ritual of bathing/training/your relationship with your dog? if so, what are the cords/wires for and the extra camera/tv? it seems irrelevant to the project.

Joel R
horrendously painful and amazing at the same time. a trip into every part of my brain that i avoid like the plague. i wanted to run screaming from the room but also stare openmouthed while my brain was cringing. this was definitely about excess. aghhdhhdh
all the videos starting to be the same, the music was the same,
the idea of the "formula" is DEF apparent.
all the faces are so exaggerated/in your face/flawless/very very obnoxious.
gosh pop is awfullll

Olga B
girl is creepy indeed. why is it that we've come to associate creepiness in our videos with "well done"? i felt some anxiety for the girl- something about to happen? its kinda like, the girl has a dream for a future.. as every little girl does, and something makes me think its not gonna happen for her.
most of the time i was just thinking about the same thing i think about when i watch movies with child actors. what are they told before being put into a role? and what are they thinking while acting, and do they understand whats going on or was someone just like "stand there and whatever"

Will
the ritual of recording your trip? everyone does that. remember the good times, take lots of pictures, very touristy. i dont like the discontinuity of the music, its like a badly made trip video. some footage is expected, other footage, like filming the back of a girls dress and the picture of a shower are more unexpected and break the cliche factor of a trip memoir.
titanic footage. now it looks like your cruise sank and it was a tragedy. but youre here, alive and well. i feel like that was just thrown in there.

Leslie D
was my favorite by far. the unexpected interaction between all the people was excellent. i think the most successful element was that every time there was a different sound coming from a different place it shifted your attention accordingly. also i found myself wondering where everyone was because they all had the same black background but you wonder whats around that. also it was a good choice to leave them alone because that way there wasn't any external stimuli and the subjects were self involved.