The Factory

Sunday was spent making a poetry film with Rupert Mallin at the Factory Studios in Norwich. An assortment of found detritus which makes up his poem was used for the filming. No actual toys were hurt in the process. Finding a totally quiet area to record the poem was difficult so we used the outside ambient noise of a Norwich sunday morning as part of the process. Which meant getting the the vocal performance as one take in circumstances. No editing afterwards. Which I like as it captures everything that is human and therefore makes it real. Yes the voice is an instrument in itself. I like using the video camera as a multi media recorder. Audiowise a suitable microphone improves the sound quality from the internal noise of the cameras itself. Lending it to be used as an audio recorder which doesn't taint the audio recording process. Much experimentation was also placed on the visual aspect as well. This poetry film (which is the second one so far) is an ongoing collaborative process. I've just got to get some more footage of drains and such like and then edit it together.