Friday, June 4, 2010

Chief - Your Direction

I loved watching this 16 mm film that was used in this music video. The description

Video compiled by: Charles Russell
"Found undeveloped 16mm FILM in my grandparents garage. developed it. What emerged was an intimate look inside my family history from the Rockwellian 50's to the turbulence of the Vietnam War. People just trying to find their direction along with the entire country."

is so interesting and somehow the footage tugs at me. So poignant and while I don't usually like seeing unedited footage set to music as I usually think the filmmaker is lazy for not telling a "story", this video does the opposite with the description being the story. It even made me tear up in a few places. Not only am I in love with the 16 mm footage, but the music makes me think about the images in an entirely different way so I am making up the "ending" in my own head. So interesting and there are a few close ups in the footage that are just "to die" for where everything is in focus and the light is just right. The CA beach scenes are my favorites.

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