Thoughts and Ideas
Musing
Space constraints. Observing solo filming on a budget. Dance for film and dance for stage have different constraints with space, different compositional limits within the visual frame and a different feel of where the audience is for a performer. A tight budget, meaning one unmoving camera, oddly, might be considered closer to live viewing than a finely edited multi camera viewing, however can lead to loss of interest, much like a long shot in a movie that doesn't consider the elements of composition, focus, and energy within the frame. How can an artist combat these constraints and create compelling watching in a small unmoving frame?
Creative
Make short exploratory video shots of yourself dancing. 1.Look-up and try to apply "the rule of thirds" in design, film, or photography. Consider where your focus is asking your viewer to take their interest. Leave the center. 2. you may notice your movements aren't reaching fullness due to fear of leaving the frame. Alter the paths and choreography so that you use the full range and energy required to each movement. Be large when required to communicate large energy. Be small in contrast. Create translatable energy changes. 3. Play with focus. Vary including the audience/camera, internal focus, or directional focus. Be specific enough that you can see the difference between each video.
Escape and Inspiration
Interestingly I found some choreography called "Rule of Thirds"!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tL9inFSQkQ
Watch instructional videos on composition, rule of thirds, the golden ratio, and anything else you can find on the subject.
Read a book of historical fiction, memoir, or history, showing you something you didn't know or hadn't considered. "There There", "Something Fierce", "The Lacuna", "Sign My Name to Freedom".
See a showcase in contrasts with an online Black and white Photography exhibit at shadesofgray-nm.com while contemplating the concept of 256 shades of gray and the ability to reduce the world to essence, form and emotion.
Quote: "The real freedom is the freedom of balance rather than the freedom to go to the devil." Rudolf Laban
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