Opener 1(d): One Day on Earth

For today's opener, respond to the trailer for the film One Day on Earth. Observe the clips it edits together into the trailer and try to find unities--are there any connections you can see? That is, what recurring motifs unify this brief film? What images, actions, people, places, seem to be repeated, and what attitude do these motifs take toward their subject?

Opener 1(c): Theo Jansen's "Strandbeests."

For today's opener, respond to this interview with Theo Jansen about his "Strandbeests."

Respond to anything you like in this piece, but here are a couple of prompts that might help get you started:

(1) "[Discuss what Jansen's creations] imply [about their creator's ideas concerning 'life.']"

(2) "[Discuss the emotional effect] created by [Jansen's creations.]"

Opener 1(b): "Wooden Heart," by Listener

Today's opener is provided by Racine.
Lyrics can be found here.

Racine suggests that we consider observing the instrumentation, the voicing, and their inter-relationship with the lyrics to infer something about the ideas and attitudes of the piece. Also consider elements of the video itself. How is it shot? Color, edits, action, etc.

Opener 1(a)

A finished version of your in class video response to the beginning of Pride & Prejudice.