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Chenjung Kuo

5/19/2015

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Installation

The film shows the installations integrated to the landscape that they features the existing characteristics of the sites and offers people a way to experience the space. Four selected sites are all public spaces surrounded by natural elements and the different kinds of installation varies people’s interaction to the sites. For example, the flat pool in Lincoln center mirrors its surroundings to extend the view of the green roof like part of the ground and slows down the paces as people walking by. For first two sites, located in Manhattan, the installations look keeping a profile as low as possible so they won’t block the view from any sides. In contrast, the last two sites, in the same park, are free standing installations that their gestures look more active to attract people and provide the platform for occasional social activities arranged programmatically in the park. The bird sound clip used throughout the film is to convey the natural ambience and background of those landscape installations.  

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mh
5/21/2015 11:01:43 pm

this is a good effort, and i really do admire the restraint you're demonstrating here: not trying to do too much and overwhelm the viewer with tons of cuts, camera angles and movement. these are 5 (6?) still shots, with people move in and out of them. my favorite shot is the second one (met roof) because there is such depth of field, with people coming very close to your camera.
the pace of the film does seem a bit slow perhaps right now. how long are the cuts, and could they be shorter? what about the order of the shots, i.e. why are the works presented in this order?
the juxtaposition of the bird soundtrack is interesting, helps bring the various shots together.

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Matt
5/22/2015 01:10:17 pm

There are 5 shots in total. I make each shot 45 seconds except for the last one due to its original length of time, about 35 seconds.
So yeah I think making it shorter as around 35 second for each can be better.

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Tong z
5/23/2015 04:02:48 pm

WHAT A NICE FILM!

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