Memory – Objects 2
November 15, 2008
Another idea that I have had for my memory section of this module is the idea that objects hold memories. Rather than the classic stereotype of photographs I want to concentrate on other physical objects that we may have that hold some special memories for us. Things we may have received as gifts from people at different points in our lives, things we may have bought ourselves for one reason or another and so on and so forth. I want to show how one thing no matter how small or mundane to some people can hold special memories and make other people feel certain things. I want to show how remembering things about objects can turn our mood instantly can make us feel in ways that we may not want to feel.
This piece could work as a photography piece but as I previously said I want to avoid that stereotype of photos as memories. This is the reason that I decided that this piece would be best as a video piece with sound. It would consist of someone looking at something and remembering something in their life. The video would be one shot to show the emotion in their face as they remember different things about the object and the voiceover would be there to explain to the viewer the object and the character’s past with the object. I want the piece to be an emotional piece and for all of the emotion to be in the characters face and that is why I will use static long shots of the character. I think I want the person to be in a public place when this happens as it shows that things can surprise us at any time in our lives. We may forget about something or put it to the back of our minds but then when we least expect it the smallest thing can make memories come flooding back to us in a heartbeat. The object I have been thinking about is a watch or a piece of jewelry or something as these are the sorts of things that people buy each other as presents a lot of the time. The setting will be something like a classroom situation or a workplace situation could be good with some ambient noise in the background of the video behind the main voiceover which will be the voice in the character’s head.
