Our first stop: the Bristol Renissance Faire. This year they’ve added RenQuest, an interactive game where you play with the players… and a dragon called BloodTharken. If only I could find images of this online. Will keep searching!
An excerpt from the Daily Kenoshan by one of the creators of RenQuest:
“Humans crave connection across more than a DSL line,” said Susan Fry, entertainment director of the Bristol Faire. “The Renaissance Faire is one of the few remaining entertainment venues where patrons can safely interact and ‘play’ with performers and each other.” Read more about the Faire
Sarah and I met Saturday at a coffee shop to discuss our visual style and approach for Project Costume. After ordering drinks and scattering the table with spoils of the Farmer’s Market (oyster mushrooms, geraniums, fresh garlic) we started talking about what kind of look we wanted.
We both agreed that we wanted our shooting style to be photographic. Capturing not only the costume, but the character being presented by the costumer is essential. We decided to do ‘video portraits’ of each subject: either isolating them using focus or directing background mis-en-scene to deliver the composition we want.
Here’s a great example of a piece we liked. Simple, clean, focused on the subject. We agreed 16:9 aspect ratio is not good for featuring flattering head-to-toe shots of a full costume. It does, however, make for beautiful compositions. We particularly loved the cat-girl shot in this clip:
And of course, Shelby’s love affair with the This American Life TV series:
Recently watched Confessions of a Superhero and loved the shooting style. Beautifully composed shots with interesting backgrounds. Even pacing and interesting subjects:
Also, names that were dropped:
Werner Herzog: Using voice over in voice-of-god manner to express interpretation of material.
Ira Glass: Conversational/inquisitive approach to interviews.
Roy Andersson: Amazing compositions. Action unfolds before the camera. Great texture, color, pacing.
Cindy Sherman: Using character and costume humorously and intelligently as message.
Amy Sedaris: Again, using character and costume splendidly.
Our first stop: the Bristol Renissance Faire. This year they’ve added RenQuest, an interactive game where you play with the players… and a dragon called BloodTharken. If only I could find images of this online. Will keep searching!
