Dillon Owen: In the film, "Meshes of the Afternoon," I really feel like it was a great example of continuity editing. Visually, it flowed smoothly. However, I feel the sound effects took away from the visual story. The woman finds herself chasing this figure with a blank face. She experiences many obstacles during her dream, but realizes that they're really happening to her. I feel as if the story would've been more eerie if the sound effects were toned down.
Hannah Altman: “Meshes of the Afternoon,” had a strong and creative plot that captured my attention. Throughout the film, the woman sees multiple occurrences of herself and pieces of her dream that she already faced, ending with the woman dead in the chair. The film dealt with intense psychological problems, which told a unique and engaging story. The subjective and objective camera is put into use by capturing the story from different angles and perspectives. I enjoyed the overall story and the camerawork, but at times I felt it was confusing and difficult to follow. After watching it a second time I understood where the filmmaker was coming from, and I feel they did a successful job overall and captured great shots, but it would be best to add more transitions and tone down the sound effects for at the times they were too overwhelming.
Will Wendel: "Meshes of the Afternoon" creates a very interesting visual and auditory experience. In places, the music creates a powerful emotion that corresponds with the video in a way to inspire suspense and emotion from the viewer. It also cuts the music at times during the film which can be just as powerful as with the suspenseful music. I didn't really quite understand the symbolisms that wet portrayed throughout the video. The key, the knife, the mirror, and the flower were all used as symbols in the girls dream but I wasn't sure what they were symbolizing. At first it almost seemed like the girl was in limbo but then she woke up making it seem like it was all a dream which makes me even more confused as to how she ended up dead in the final scene. Overall, this was a very eerie and suspenseful film that kept the viewer guessing until the end.
Jared Fuhrman: In the first minute of "Meshes of the Afternoon," I didn't think that the plot could get any more random. Of course, I was wrong. Things progressively became even more unusual. I was bewildered when the "end" screen came up, but after attempting to decipher the story, I really came to enjoy the uniqueness of the film. My best guess as to how the story went is that the woman was trying to find her true self. In the woman's dreams, her true self manifested as the cloaked, mirror-faced figure. Later on, as the woman discovers her true self at the table (with her clones) she doesn't like herself, shuts out the man from helping her (the shattering of the image and the ocean), and commits suicide. I liked that the director kept this ending so open though because this keeps the story unique to every viewer. Through my interpretation of the film, I enjoy the way that even the viewer never sees the woman's true self. The only times that we see her face are in the dream and when she is dead. In the beginning, it is only her feet and shadow that are shown, and when she enters the house the camera takes her point of view. The music in the film keeps things interesting, but it only lines up at certain times, and sometimes feels like it is thrown in there just for the sake of having sound. As far as camera angles go, I liked how the director repeatedly came back to close ups of the key and the knife, emphasizing their significance. Overall, I think that "Meshes of the Afternoon" was a bizarre but enjoyable film that allows the viewer to make it what they want it to be.
Kristofer Pearce: Hey, the plot was completley strange and for most of the movie I did not know what was going on. The story at first glace was one random event leading into another, but after replaying it a few times and using my brilliant mind I made some type of reasoning out of it. Its a lady dreaming about her impression of her self. The rest is still strange. I didn't like that music and sound effects. I felt this should have been a silent film. It just didn't fit to me also the cuts were cool just a frame or two off. The editing is rough, I could see the point of the cuts and the reason behind them. It's just that they were poorly timed.
"Meshes of the Afternoon" was a great short film that puts a lot of emphasis on lighting. As much of the film is using shadows, contrast and dim lighting. It also plays on the importance of sounds. every time sounds is played in this film it it used to convey emotion. The edits that were used were off rhythm at times but other than that I can't say anything. As far as the over all message of the movie I kind of feel like it's a unique way of describing what it would be like to be trapped in a haunted house. Once she realized there was no escape she took her own life into her own hands, which in turn left that house vacant for another victim. Though my idea maybe skewed or incorrect, this is what I got out of it when I watched it. Over all it was a strange, bizarre and interesting film to watch.
Angie Bartelt: "Meshes of the Afternoon" was a very interesting short film that utilizes many film noir aspects of lighting, set design and contrast within the images. The other intensely lovely aspect of "Meshes of the Afternoon" was the sound, especially the music score. The sound supported each shot, intimidating the viewer and keeping them on the edge of their seat. My favorite part of this film and also I believe to be the best part of it was the editing. Each cut was purposely manipulated to maintain the viewer's attention as well as add a bit of psychosis to the main character's story.
Meredith Anderson: This film was very dark and dramatic. The music made it very eerie and mysterious. The loop of events that continued to replay themselves but reveal a little more each time they were replayed was suspenseful and confusing all together. The character analysis was hard to grasp, but what was even harder were the roles of the objects, such as the knife, mirror, and key. My end synopsis was that this woman has killed herself because of a bad relationship or unhappiness with herself. The (what appeared to be a woman) person in the black veil that she is chasing has taken something that she wants back, maybe her life? The scene in the stairs was my favorite scene. It seemed that her world is/was unstable and she is unable to get where she is trying to go. She seems to be unable to find balance, but she holds the key all along. At first I hated the occurrence of scenes (the main reason I never could finish watching "Memento"), but I think it worked for a short film such as "Meshes of the Afternoon"
Despite the weird cuts in the short i liked a few of the shots. The running up the stairs and the scene around 5:45. I think the short could have toned down the dramatic music a bit. Some of it was confusing, just overall trying to understand what was going on. I wasnt a fan of the editing, i understand its what the filmmaker was trying to do but i thought some scenes could have been taken out. Also a little too much symbolism instead of storytelling. Sometimes symbolism can be good but not when its hard to understand
Drew Tanner: Very fascinating film. I like the creativity that the creators came up with and how they were able to keep things on edge. Very disturbing but beautifully done. The editing is nice, and the story, although confusing, is a bit demanding for what the medium could do at this time in its creation. The music was good too. Good stuff, good stuff.
Andrew Kemmerly: The film seems to be centered on two characters. The story itself is difficult to follow which seems to fit its surrealist nature. The filming style is formalistic, the camera does not entirely revel the women’s face till latter in the video. Various techniques are used to give information about the character, for instance we see her silhouette as well as several extreme close ups of her hands and feet revealing information about her. There is no natural noise in the video, this helps add to the surrealist nature of the film. Something interesting I noticed was that the soundtrack has connections with events happening in the story, and for instance when the woman drops the key or when the record has run to the end of its track. The camera movements and angles help further the film’s style. An example of this includes the various Dutch angles throughout the film. Also a technique I saw in this film was one used in star wars, this technique is shaking the camera to the left and right to give the appearance of the ground rumbling. The final note I’d like to make is that the director used the environment to help add to their film. The winding architecture as well as the stairs helped add to the idea that the characters are stuck in a continuous loop.
Dillon Owen: In the film, "Meshes of the Afternoon," I really feel like it was a great example of continuity editing. Visually, it flowed smoothly. However, I feel the sound effects took away from the visual story. The woman finds herself chasing this figure with a blank face. She experiences many obstacles during her dream, but realizes that they're really happening to her. I feel as if the story would've been more eerie if the sound effects were toned down.
ReplyDeleteHannah Altman: “Meshes of the Afternoon,” had a strong and creative plot that captured my attention. Throughout the film, the woman sees multiple occurrences of herself and pieces of her dream that she already faced, ending with the woman dead in the chair. The film dealt with intense psychological problems, which told a unique and engaging story. The subjective and objective camera is put into use by capturing the story from different angles and perspectives. I enjoyed the overall story and the camerawork, but at times I felt it was confusing and difficult to follow. After watching it a second time I understood where the filmmaker was coming from, and I feel they did a successful job overall and captured great shots, but it would be best to add more transitions and tone down the sound effects for at the times they were too overwhelming.
ReplyDeleteWill Wendel: "Meshes of the Afternoon" creates a very interesting visual and auditory experience. In places, the music creates a powerful emotion that corresponds with the video in a way to inspire suspense and emotion from the viewer. It also cuts the music at times during the film which can be just as powerful as with the suspenseful music. I didn't really quite understand the symbolisms that wet portrayed throughout the video. The key, the knife, the mirror, and the flower were all used as symbols in the girls dream but I wasn't sure what they were symbolizing. At first it almost seemed like the girl was in limbo but then she woke up making it seem like it was all a dream which makes me even more confused as to how she ended up dead in the final scene. Overall, this was a very eerie and suspenseful film that kept the viewer guessing until the end.
ReplyDeleteJared Fuhrman: In the first minute of "Meshes of the Afternoon," I didn't think that the plot could get any more random. Of course, I was wrong. Things progressively became even more unusual. I was bewildered when the "end" screen came up, but after attempting to decipher the story, I really came to enjoy the uniqueness of the film. My best guess as to how the story went is that the woman was trying to find her true self. In the woman's dreams, her true self manifested as the cloaked, mirror-faced figure. Later on, as the woman discovers her true self at the table (with her clones) she doesn't like herself, shuts out the man from helping her (the shattering of the image and the ocean), and commits suicide. I liked that the director kept this ending so open though because this keeps the story unique to every viewer. Through my interpretation of the film, I enjoy the way that even the viewer never sees the woman's true self. The only times that we see her face are in the dream and when she is dead. In the beginning, it is only her feet and shadow that are shown, and when she enters the house the camera takes her point of view. The music in the film keeps things interesting, but it only lines up at certain times, and sometimes feels like it is thrown in there just for the sake of having sound. As far as camera angles go, I liked how the director repeatedly came back to close ups of the key and the knife, emphasizing their significance. Overall, I think that "Meshes of the Afternoon" was a bizarre but enjoyable film that allows the viewer to make it what they want it to be.
ReplyDeleteKristofer Pearce: Hey, the plot was completley strange and for most of the movie I did not know what was going on. The story at first glace was one random event leading into another, but after replaying it a few times and using my brilliant mind I made some type of reasoning out of it. Its a lady dreaming about her impression of her self. The rest is still strange. I didn't like that music and sound effects. I felt this should have been a silent film. It just didn't fit to me also the cuts were cool just a frame or two off. The editing is rough, I could see the point of the cuts and the reason behind them. It's just that they were poorly timed.
ReplyDelete"Meshes of the Afternoon" was a great short film that puts a lot of emphasis on lighting. As much of the film is using shadows, contrast and dim lighting. It also plays on the importance of sounds. every time sounds is played in this film it it used to convey emotion. The edits that were used were off rhythm at times but other than that I can't say anything. As far as the over all message of the movie I kind of feel like it's a unique way of describing what it would be like to be trapped in a haunted house. Once she realized there was no escape she took her own life into her own hands, which in turn left that house vacant for another victim. Though my idea maybe skewed or incorrect, this is what I got out of it when I watched it. Over all it was a strange, bizarre and interesting film to watch.
ReplyDeleteAngie Bartelt: "Meshes of the Afternoon" was a very interesting short film that utilizes many film noir aspects of lighting, set design and contrast within the images. The other intensely lovely aspect of "Meshes of the Afternoon" was the sound, especially the music score. The sound supported each shot, intimidating the viewer and keeping them on the edge of their seat.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of this film and also I believe to be the best part of it was the editing. Each cut was purposely manipulated to maintain the viewer's attention as well as add a bit of psychosis to the main character's story.
Meredith Anderson: This film was very dark and dramatic. The music made it very eerie and mysterious. The loop of events that continued to replay themselves but reveal a little more each time they were replayed was suspenseful and confusing all together. The character analysis was hard to grasp, but what was even harder were the roles of the objects, such as the knife, mirror, and key. My end synopsis was that this woman has killed herself because of a bad relationship or unhappiness with herself. The (what appeared to be a woman) person in the black veil that she is chasing has taken something that she wants back, maybe her life? The scene in the stairs was my favorite scene. It seemed that her world is/was unstable and she is unable to get where she is trying to go. She seems to be unable to find balance, but she holds the key all along. At first I hated the occurrence of scenes (the main reason I never could finish watching "Memento"), but I think it worked for a short film such as "Meshes of the Afternoon"
ReplyDeleteDespite the weird cuts in the short i liked a few of the shots. The running up the stairs and the scene around 5:45. I think the short could have toned down the dramatic music a bit. Some of it was confusing, just overall trying to understand what was going on. I wasnt a fan of the editing, i understand its what the filmmaker was trying to do but i thought some scenes could have been taken out. Also a little too much symbolism instead of storytelling. Sometimes symbolism can be good but not when its hard to understand
ReplyDeleteDrew Tanner: Very fascinating film. I like the creativity that the creators came up with and how they were able to keep things on edge. Very disturbing but beautifully done. The editing is nice, and the story, although confusing, is a bit demanding for what the medium could do at this time in its creation. The music was good too. Good stuff, good stuff.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Kemmerly: The film seems to be centered on two characters. The story itself is difficult to follow which seems to fit its surrealist nature. The filming style is formalistic, the camera does not entirely revel the women’s face till latter in the video. Various techniques are used to give information about the character, for instance we see her silhouette as well as several extreme close ups of her hands and feet revealing information about her. There is no natural noise in the video, this helps add to the surrealist nature of the film. Something interesting I noticed was that the soundtrack has connections with events happening in the story, and for instance when the woman drops the key or when the record has run to the end of its track. The camera movements and angles help further the film’s style. An example of this includes the various Dutch angles throughout the film. Also a technique I saw in this film was one used in star wars, this technique is shaking the camera to the left and right to give the appearance of the ground rumbling. The final note I’d like to make is that the director used the environment to help add to their film. The winding architecture as well as the stairs helped add to the idea that the characters are stuck in a continuous loop.
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