So, I glean from my first Lecture that we're going to be doing a one-shot movie, which intense research from extremely reliable sources (two minutes on Youtube, then another five watching giggling at various submissions) lead me to discover that this basically means we record the entire submission in a single, uninterrupted run. No pausing, no editing, just from Record to Stop.
Not yet sure if time-lapse is appropriate, but I reckon I have time to find out if it is or not.
Tricky to come up with ideas, which is always a good thing. So far I've thought of two...
Idea 1: What's in the fridge?
The camera is placed on a shelf inside the fridge, along with something obscene / hilarious / terrifying / provoking-of-general-reactions (not sure what, yet). Then, various flatmates, work partners, random bystanders and/or extraterrestrials are invited to open the fridge, and have a look in it, without having any idea what they'll find. Hopefully the resulting montage of shocked, startled or outright bewildered faces would make for a good watch.
Still got to decide what the trigger object is, and whether or not the video will actually show the viewer what the object is at the end or not. (considering some of the ideas for a trigger I had, this might not be a good idea... (Note to self: Get mind out of gutter))
Idea 2: Freedom of Speech
This idea would use time lapse, and was given to me mainly by the way certain members of our flat insist on putting post-it notes everywhere physically possible. Essentially, the camera would be set to time-lapse on a tripod in front of a large, paper-covered notice board along with a stock of post-its, pens, crayons and possibly even more archaic materials like spray-paint, other paints, stamps, a polaroid camera, etc, depending how hard they are to get hold of and safety issues (along with not wanting to void my deposit in the first week for getting paint all over the floor).
Everyone is then given free reign and encouragement to write whatever they please on this over the course of the day / few days, with the camera constantly recording the noteboards progress.
If internet forums (or an unnamed member of out flats previous actions) are anything to go by, the resulting collage will contain enough offensive material to cause heart attacks in the elderly and mental breakdowns in those of nervous disposition.
Oh, what fun!
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