- I have found movie making to be surprisingly fluid. My approach has the same spontaneity as that of my dérive (http://derive.weebly.com/) in the way insights were manifested after the experience, rather than by a strictly predetermined mindset or script. The visuals have determined the script, rather than vice versa. I have found that my movies tended to be reflective and existential. They appear to explore the negotiation between subjective and objective realities.
- My stop-motion has a way to go. I drew and painted 16 blue herons in various flight motions and have the greatest respect for animators. It is time consuming, but incredibly rewarding. I love the magic between the still image and the moving image—deadness and liveliness! I had endless technical problems, but found that the Stopmotion app for the iphone solved all the problems that my still camera posed. I also found that my thinking changes drastically when I use stop-motion. I meet another me! Everything seems to be enormously humorous. Yeah, I need to do more stop-motion…
Susan Striepe @ five D studio
