An interesting temporal and spatial experiement which shows how technology can offer a new dimension to the poetic experience. Thanks Andrew for your continuing good work.
Amazing, wonderful, touching. You even let the cow moo at exacty the same time as you mentioned it in the poem! And it is really fascinating that all the things you mentioned in your poem (in your youth) are realised in your present life. Cherish that!
@ourDC888 Actually, one voice is that of the previous owner of our house, the man who built it. I wanted to see if there was any common ground between myself ( a towny) and a man from the country and where those common experiences occur. I had a lot of fun putting this together but it was really hard to get the cow moo at the right place. Cows have no sense of timing!
This is such a fascinating experiment. It works well. Good for you! Reminds me of the lost art of Choral Speaking. Doing poems with an orchestra of voices - solo voices, bass, alto and different vocal textures. Can be wonderful. Do keep this part of your output going. It is so refreshing. Best, F.
@Caspar33 Thanks Fred, I needed to wait until I caught up with my skill in using technology in order to create this one, partially inspired by Peter Greenaway's film Prospero's Books. Glad you liked it.
what a wonderful reflection of a day!! I love the green, the prose, and the plow...mesmerising...most of all I love going someplece I could never go, myself.........ever thankful the era i live in.....lovely filmage, highly enjoyed!
This is a really wonderful film translation of your poetry. I love it. The images are stunning and juxtaposing them by overlaying inset reinforces the idea of the two time periods running simultaneously. Nice audio blending of the voices. Bravo! /Fav
This is totally wonderful..best thing I think anyway you;ve done on this site..but maybe not? I am biased as you know....the two voices just resonate together..a vision becomes reality I feel.
Here+now this is exactly what I need to see+hear..much needed.escapism a million miles away from my world...beautiful,,thankyou, Andrew..Sophie X;
Andrew! It is amazing what you have done here. Your dedication in portraying the image you have in your mind to video matches the keen insight you have in the smallest of nature's details. Enjoyed this immensely, thank you : )
@PassionateMistress So glad you liked this. The small things in nature are just the big things in miniature, understand the small things and everything else falls into place, well, sort of! Thanks for stopping by.
@xyzllii Thanks for that. Yes, it is idyllic, though I must admit we are enjoying the place on the backs of all those who worked the land before us, for them it was not quite so easy, but we thank them every day.
@Idlinfarm You are right, of course, especially when you are getting your hands into the earth and producing the food for your supper. That is real spiritual nourishment.
Some lovely writing here. I particularly like "riding roughshod over remnants of harvest". From a film-making perspective, I love the way the windows open up to reveal new scenes.
Andrew, so great to see you reworking your film and poetry projects. Thanks for mentioning this. I think back to "performance art spaces" I used to visit, and I picture wooden floors, a big white wall or screen to project this on, good acoustics from high ceilings... But don't let me get carried away (or too dated)! Just thinking of this in another venue. Nice details such as the film-within-film technique, which does indeed make for nice framing and counterpoint.
@HerAeolianHarp The film-within-film technique comes from Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books, of course others have used it but the way he used it was incredible. Thanks for watching.
I especially liked part 12 with all the different sounds and the different thoughts coming to the surface. The two voices over all create an interesting play over the seasons that livens the sense of nostalgia some parts steady and clear coming through both voices as the same. some parts remembering different subtleties at different times :) you recorded one of the voices 40 years ago?! the right(if my speakers are hooked up properly!) does sound younger.. but your voice hasn't aged much!
@GoldenFinchFellow Thanks for your thoughtful comment. The voices are both mine but with a little tweaking with the editing program you can do amazing things with them to make them sound different. I was imagining parallel monologues between myself and the previous owner of our house separated only by time and to find places where the experiences might overlap, I hope that that comes across. The film posted earlier, HOUSE, is a prelude to these 12 poems. Glad you enjoyed them. Best to you Andrew
@andrewnorris1 hey, yes it came across well just because I thought you meant it was your voice separated by 40 years I inferred that it was nostalgia of younger experiences. I don't think your actually that old even come to think of it haha
sorry about that, just the description mixed me up a bit. that was a late night as I remember too for me.. coming through loud and clear now (;
An interesting temporal and spatial experiement which shows how technology can offer a new dimension to the poetic experience. Thanks Andrew for your continuing good work.
arcanus121 11 months ago
Amazing, wonderful, touching. You even let the cow moo at exacty the same time as you mentioned it in the poem! And it is really fascinating that all the things you mentioned in your poem (in your youth) are realised in your present life. Cherish that!
ourDC888 1 year ago
@ourDC888 Actually, one voice is that of the previous owner of our house, the man who built it. I wanted to see if there was any common ground between myself ( a towny) and a man from the country and where those common experiences occur. I had a lot of fun putting this together but it was really hard to get the cow moo at the right place. Cows have no sense of timing!
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
This is such a fascinating experiment. It works well. Good for you! Reminds me of the lost art of Choral Speaking. Doing poems with an orchestra of voices - solo voices, bass, alto and different vocal textures. Can be wonderful. Do keep this part of your output going. It is so refreshing. Best, F.
Caspar33 1 year ago
@Caspar33 Thanks Fred, I needed to wait until I caught up with my skill in using technology in order to create this one, partially inspired by Peter Greenaway's film Prospero's Books. Glad you liked it.
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
Nicely done, Andrew! Lovely.
Iddybud 1 year ago
What fascination and beauty combined with such perfection in verse is all I can say!!
pnm1941 1 year ago
@pnm1941 Thank you, you said it all.
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
Green thumbs up Andrew !
JamieDean 1 year ago
@JamieDean Thanks
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
what a wonderful reflection of a day!! I love the green, the prose, and the plow...mesmerising...most of all I love going someplece I could never go, myself.........ever thankful the era i live in.....lovely filmage, highly enjoyed!
Laurie:-)
cinderellalifestyle 1 year ago
@cinderellalifestyle Glad to take you to a place you might even surprise yourself one day and go to!
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
This is a really wonderful film translation of your poetry. I love it. The images are stunning and juxtaposing them by overlaying inset reinforces the idea of the two time periods running simultaneously. Nice audio blending of the voices. Bravo! /Fav
XaveJamesGrey 1 year ago
@XaveJamesGrey Thanks, James, I was thrilled when I learnt how I could overlap the two scenes with this new program, endless possibilities.
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
This is totally wonderful..best thing I think anyway you;ve done on this site..but maybe not? I am biased as you know....the two voices just resonate together..a vision becomes reality I feel.
Here+now this is exactly what I need to see+hear..much needed.escapism a million miles away from my world...beautiful,,thankyou, Andrew..Sophie X;
MissPandora1967 1 year ago
Great experiment, beautiful images...
Junemori 1 year ago
@Junemori Kind of you to say so, I was happy to see you here again.
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
Andrew! It is amazing what you have done here. Your dedication in portraying the image you have in your mind to video matches the keen insight you have in the smallest of nature's details. Enjoyed this immensely, thank you : )
PassionateMistress 1 year ago
@PassionateMistress So glad you liked this. The small things in nature are just the big things in miniature, understand the small things and everything else falls into place, well, sort of! Thanks for stopping by.
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
The combinations are almost endless
ronpolla 1 year ago
Idyllic really...good voice effects...
xyzllii 1 year ago
@xyzllii Thanks for that. Yes, it is idyllic, though I must admit we are enjoying the place on the backs of all those who worked the land before us, for them it was not quite so easy, but we thank them every day.
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
Beautiful! Earth is our home and to realize our connections does something healing to our brains.
Idlinfarm 1 year ago
@Idlinfarm You are right, of course, especially when you are getting your hands into the earth and producing the food for your supper. That is real spiritual nourishment.
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
artistry
bigeeezy 1 year ago
Some lovely writing here. I particularly like "riding roughshod over remnants of harvest". From a film-making perspective, I love the way the windows open up to reveal new scenes.
GilesConradWatson 1 year ago
Andrew, so great to see you reworking your film and poetry projects. Thanks for mentioning this. I think back to "performance art spaces" I used to visit, and I picture wooden floors, a big white wall or screen to project this on, good acoustics from high ceilings... But don't let me get carried away (or too dated)! Just thinking of this in another venue. Nice details such as the film-within-film technique, which does indeed make for nice framing and counterpoint.
HerAeolianHarp 1 year ago
@HerAeolianHarp The film-within-film technique comes from Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books, of course others have used it but the way he used it was incredible. Thanks for watching.
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
The two voices and two images quadruple the stillness throughout your 12 poems.
masabo2 1 year ago
@masabo2 Thanks, Masabo, glad to see you here
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
I especially liked part 12 with all the different sounds and the different thoughts coming to the surface. The two voices over all create an interesting play over the seasons that livens the sense of nostalgia some parts steady and clear coming through both voices as the same. some parts remembering different subtleties at different times :) you recorded one of the voices 40 years ago?! the right(if my speakers are hooked up properly!) does sound younger.. but your voice hasn't aged much!
GoldenFinchFellow 1 year ago
@GoldenFinchFellow Thanks for your thoughtful comment. The voices are both mine but with a little tweaking with the editing program you can do amazing things with them to make them sound different. I was imagining parallel monologues between myself and the previous owner of our house separated only by time and to find places where the experiences might overlap, I hope that that comes across. The film posted earlier, HOUSE, is a prelude to these 12 poems. Glad you enjoyed them. Best to you Andrew
andrewnorris1 1 year ago
@andrewnorris1 hey, yes it came across well just because I thought you meant it was your voice separated by 40 years I inferred that it was nostalgia of younger experiences. I don't think your actually that old even come to think of it haha
sorry about that, just the description mixed me up a bit. that was a late night as I remember too for me.. coming through loud and clear now (;
GoldenFinchFellow 1 year ago