I went to the Inverted World showing at Flex Fest. The videos varied from video game scenes, microscopic shots of crystallization, and a Disney cartoon spoof. There was also a video called "A Day for Cake and Accidents" that contrasted colorful cartoons with dark imagery, very much like the Lesley the Pony video we watched in class. In Sean Hanley's "Living Fossil," he shows the horseshoe crabs glowing under the light of the moon. To show the passage of time in the video, he speeds up the shot until it is the video is abstracted to flashes of lights and shadows.
I was most intrigued by Alexander Stuart's "Fort Morgan" video. He compared the structural integrity to that of a crystal formation and the layers of an oyster. He used a lot of jump shots to show the similarities between the fort, crystal, and shells. The lighting in all of the shots also was also an interesting contrast. The outdoor setting was very bright and airy, but the focus shots of the blueprints, crystals, and oyster shells were on a black background. That technique helped to focus on certain aspects of the film and compare them.
My favorite film was the Parallel II. It showed the limits within different video games. I think it was a good video to end the series on because it showed how the world cannot be imitated without limitations and faults. The narrator of the film spoke about the techniques in the games design, the boundaries, and the immortality of the characters in a profound way. The director also utilized jump cuts to switch between different game settings. The satire between the narrators tone and the variety of video games made the film appealing but funny too.
I thought the festival was fun. It was free, which made it even more fun and the videos were all very different from one another, even though they had a similar trend in themes.
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