So the basic premise of this thought is a survey, via interviews, photos, etc. You know that moment when someone, usually a bum or a random passer by states something intrinsically true, enlightening, or just plain creepy with insight toward your very being. I want to put something together that captures this moment. Sometimes the moment is true and telling. Sometimes it just weirds you out for the next day and gets lost in the stew as words that floated on by. Sometimes it makes you pause and take a chance to change your ways. That is the moment that I want to capture. I am open to suggestions as to how this might be accomplished. If you get an idea pass it on, or hell just go with it. This is not a greedy place.
Keep inviting people!!!! And anyone with more computer savvy than me please remark on how we can make this unit less cumbersome without looking like a discussion forum 1962 Jeep Willy's intake valve.
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ha ha ha ha ha... its a one man conversation. oh well. so I talked to sarah and I am thinking of a film short that acts to "rationalize" the cryptic comments made by passers by. Consider this........ opening scene. Young girl climbs the stairs of a city bus. She plops down to do her morning routine (whatever that is, crossword, sudoku, make up whatever) The camera is at a wide angle catching all of the other patrons in their morning lulls. Then cut to a few groggy faces and our concentrated girl. Then pan away, and a cryptic comment comes blurting out of one of the fellow bussers. "you shouldn't smoke" or something. We then see the reaction, confusion etc. discussed in the original post. And cut scene.
The film then starts as a narrative of the woman who blurted out the cryptic phrase to show the audience that in fact, the random comment was not so random after. From here it could go on and on. I don't know. Whatta ya think???
Well clearly I think it's very important to get to the truth of the matter and try to understand what the hell people are actually talking about. It's like a 'behind-the-music' for the normal crazies. Listening and walking in someone else's shoes to change perspective...so often we don't take the time for it.
I think the challenge for this short will be nailing that cryptic comment. Getting it just right so that the story behind it conveys the message/lesson you want the "normal young girl" to get.
I personally hear all sorts of random thoughts and words and conversations all the time. I pay attention and appreciate it, but usually don't internalize those moments too often, which I realized after I read your original post. I couldn't remember one solid instance of such a moment, though there surely have been many. ah, the memory...
In any case, interesting start.
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