It occurred to me today, about 5 seconds before the words rolled out of my mouth, that I have never made anything moving. Everything I've ever made has been in an eternal freeze frame state. I like the abandonedness of it, like I like stillives or curiosity cabinets, things that seem to change even though it's perfectly still because of a changed perspective as you find more things the longer you look at it.. I feel like I've perfected that to exhaustion. I want to make the picture come alive. And since I am pretty sure I have no readers (who even reads blogs anymore, it's all hashtags and swift swipes now) I am now hijacking my own blog for a ballfence/progresdiary.
It's a rough draft. It'll make sense eventually.
Maybe.
So, what is it I'm going to do?
Basically, I will set up my photo scenes, as I did with my storytelling photo series, but instead of a photo I will make a little video. It wont be long. 5, 10 minutes maybe.. It will tell a story that starts with something small but significant from a specific period in time. That's how I will start. And from then I will travel to different times and see what there is to find.
First, I need to find my tickets.
The most fun and frustrating part so far has been to build my "home" scenery. At first I tried to make it as a school room, because in a way it is, but I am not a really a teacher and the rain dripped onto the desk. I felt it was a sign. Then I tried my sewing room... but it is dark and scattered, like an old library for fabric and costumes. And where would I work if I need to keep it tidy! I've now put it in my orangery (yes, I know how it sounds but it's a real word). Because it's getting cold I'm not using it as much and that also makes it suitably chilly for my home-year, 1888. You think that is random, it is not (nor is it because of the murders, although I am quite the fan of a mystery) but that's a later story. As a timetraveller though I will have collected objects from other times as souvenirs so it will be a little...eccentric. I think I'll also place some of what the youth calls "easter eggs" to see who can find them.
Lastly..I need to decide if I will make my first story about tickets..or hatpins.
to be continued
