Film Noir Response

Sarah Trowbridge
5 Minutes to Live (1961)
Directed by Bill Karn
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054817/
This film was about a gang that terrorized people and killing people.  The main characters were Johnny (played by Johnny Cash and Mrs. Wilson.  Johnny and the other gang member spy on Mrs. Wilson's family until she is alone and Johnny goes in and tortures her all day long.  It ends up that her young son Bobby is the one that saves the day.  He ends up coming from school early and lucky for Mrs. Wilson, Johnny had a weakness for children and could not get himself to kill her when her son was around.  I enjoyed watching this film, the plot was very interesting and it kept you wondering what was going on and what was going to happen.
Some things I noticed about the filming style is that the camera would be very close in on the characters' faces at times when they were talking.  The light was harsh and the contrast was strong. It was interesting thinking about how much the style of filming and plot lines have changed and what will happen next with it.

This Vid

I love the detail shots in this video - the getting ready processes.
The getting ready process is something we never get too see of viewers of a sport we don't do.
there is something special to me about the preparation of sport.

https://vimeo.com/112377787

Also this one.
More on the macro scale - a good visual of what I want to do with the waxing scenes.

https://vimeo.com/87633791

SNOW

got some shots of the snowfall
it was unfortunate that the weather was so sudden!
haha not much a huge transition

Brainstorming

I want to do some close shots of Will
maybe shots consisting of:
getting ready in the morning
everyday actions like shoveling, making coffee

walking around the house in an ancy mood/like he is waiting
quick shots using raw noise.

*This coming weekend I will be filming waxing skis and going outside.

Still can't decide whether I want the majority of film to be skiing or the preparation of the season

I chose to do this topic because getting ready for the season is one of my favorite times of the year and the climax being that first time out skiing.

Schedule

The next available weekend I will be in Duluth is December 5-6.
I plan to get ALL of my filming completed by this date IF NOT the weekend after for sure.
I plan to edit as I go and continue to keep adding clips.

Progress!!!

So far, I have only been able to film the weekly stills due to weekend out of town-ness and daylight!! 

This is the transformation so far at a couple of my locations. 

The last 2 weeks have looked pretty similar! haha! Hopefully this week will show some differences! And especially when the snow comes! I am very excited about the way it is turning out. 

New Idea..

I have been thinking and re thinking quite a bit about my concept and I am straying away from my original idea because I am at such a loss as to how I would show my idea clearly.

My mind keeps going back to skiing and how that is my passion and I want to pursue a career in ski film.

I want to make a film about the anticipation of winter and the anticipation to ski and snowboard.

I think it is something everyone can relate to with something they love, even if someone cant wait for summer just to feel the warm sun.

I will be using a tripod and capturing still videos of landscapes that will transform as the season changes to winter.

I want to capture these landscapes every week and parallel the changing of the season to the preparation to ski.