A video of pictures taken over a period of six years of Noah Kalina, remaining in the same position with different backgrounds. Video made by Noah Kalina, using original music by Carly Comando.
I had mixed feelings about this video throughout. Even though the idea of using still images to create a six minute video is very unique, I couldn’t help thinking that Noah Kalina didn’t take much consideration into the use of his material.
His images do not always seem to grow with time; in some of the later pictures he looks younger than he started. However, I did notice how drained he looked by the end of the video, which did give a sense of his ageing.
His pictures are usually very random, though sometimes I did see an illusion of him moving around his house; very effective. Also, his eyes are very dominant in the images and I sometimes found myself staring into them as they stared back at me.
The music he used was also very effective. The beautiful, yet dark piano solo provided the essential listening material to make the video less tedious, giving the still images life; there is a very dark and minor section of music towards the end, which goes very nicely with the darkness of Noah’s background.
It was interesting that a video like this could be found on YouTube.com, which I associate with cartoons and comedy. This video could be classed as modern art, showing a man aging daily in less than six minutes. It must be the new popularity of this media channel that encouraged Noah to set up his video on there.
Noah’s project is a work in progress. If you’d like to see his recent pictures and his previous and upcoming shows, check out Noah K Everyday.
1 comment:
Some really good posts here - You're right - this clip is more of an artistic project than much of what you find online. It might be interesting to see if you can draw links to other things on YouTube... You're also right that the music plays a big part in it - though at the end, I felt as if the music risked making the whole thing feel like an advert. I almost expected to see a corporate logo come up at the end, with an attached ad slogan.
Still - a good review and some good posts elsewhere. You've got a really good handle on the current stats re net usage and I think your summary of blogging history is good. As you say, some of the early 'pioneers' weren't really blogging. Newsgroups don't have that personal dimension that you associate with blogs...
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