Titles (possible):
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Time
and motion in nature/ Time and river flow
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Time,
motion and patterns of a river
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Time
and motion of a river
·
Time
of a river
Outline concept:
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The linking of
‘speeds/pace’ of the ‘flow ‘of ‘a river’ with ‘time passing’ quickly/more
slowly.
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Use
of basic geographic knowledge of a river and how the phases of a river through
its speeds/flow patterns/types of associated environments can be captured artistically and related to
‘clock time.’
·
There
is the idea of ‘human time’ and ‘clock
time.’ ‘Human time’ for the purposes of this film would be the regular time
we are used to: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. This is
regular, dependent, reliable and consistent. Nature’s time is more dependent on
the physical and environmental elements and varies.
·
Part
of the idea is to use the image of a
clock that the viewer can associate with the later described factors. Then
to use this image of a clock which our brain naturally associates with just one
mode of operation in the film. Then, idea is that the pace at which the hands of the clock move around varies with the
speeds of the water as it moves from the youthful stage through to its old age
stage.
·
It
portrays a feature of nature and a
natural scene that is related to human time yet is an entity of its own: and
has its own identity.
Objective:
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The
interrelatedness of the primary elements of this film which
are ‘river flow and patterns’ with ‘time.’
Development of concept, from the three primary phases of a river:
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Phase 1: Early phase of a
river is visually steep in incline with high speed of water flow and lots of
rocks present giving rise to swirling
and splashing patterns of the water. This to be associated with the hands of a clock spinning around very
quickly in nature’s time.
·
Through the
progress of the river to Phase 2: incline is reducing, slower speed of
water, less turbulence, combination
of mud and rocks and water speeds moderate. Patterns water makes as it flows and interacts with its environment
are entirely different to those of Phase 1. Speed of hands of clock slow down a bit.
·
Phase 3: Old Age Phase of
the river, once again produces entirely
different water patterns as the other two phases. Speed of hands of the clock slow down even more.
·
The
spinning of the hands of the clock is not
static i.e. not divided into three specific types of movement specifically
related to each phase. There is an overall observable difference between the
three stages which are the ‘constants’
in the film design. However, within
these stages there are the ‘variables’.
·
The
constants exist as the general overview of time and river flow that is clearly distinguishable between the three phases.
The variables occur within these three phases e.g. within any phases of a river
there is interaction with its environment such as hedge-grows/trees, bends on a
river where mud deposition, all these
can change the pace of a river. Also, the absence of the later can speed up
the river.
For
both these
variables the patterns of the river will
be different and so the corresponding speed/slowing of time.
·
There
is also the idea here that ‘no man is an
island’ phrase. Just like people
have common definable characteristics (predictable river phases/constants),
they are affected/shaped and moulded by variables in their environment (other
features in the environment with which a river interacts.)
Storyboard ideas:
A clock in the shots and as the river progresses from fast
to meandering and slow the ‘clock’ ‘fades
out of the shot’.
·
Filming of various
water patterns.
Perhaps throw a stick into the river and
see how it meanders and navigates its way along.
·
Wildlife may be
present
while filming which could add to the interest in the film.
·
The
appearance of the river, its immediate
surrounding environment, associated vegetation are entirely different
between the early and late phases of a river as it progresses to the ocean. At
the early stage it is steep, rocky, mountainous and then moves to rocks and
mud, trees and brambles and finally in the final stage of the river it once
again becomes barren but in a different way, with mud, curves, reeds and
rushes.
·
The
earlier stages are rapid in time, the water flow and time reflects this. Same
as the moderate and later stage reflect a progression towards calm.
·
Clearly
also this idea parallels that of the
human passage through live from youth to old age.
·
Also,
the types of human emotion have
always through time been compared to the moods of a water. People are drawn to water.
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Main focus are the
various water patterns.
·
The
film starts with long shots getting
an overall picture of the rivers location and surrounding environment. Next to medium shots and the more closed shots where the river is narrow
at the youthful stage of the river. This would capture the intensity and dynamic nature of the river at this stage
for the viewer to experience.
These gradually open up as the river
progresses, finally to very open views. Then, the broad expanse of the river and its surrounding restful environment is
revealed through medium and then
once again long shots.
There are medium and close up shots of the water patterns themselves.
Location:
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Any
river, perhaps the ‘Owenogarney River,’ that flows through Sixmilebridge and
Bunratty in Co. Clare where at Bunratty it joins up with the Atlantic Ocean.
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