"Self Portrait" Experimental Film

This is my experimental film for my final college project, at Exeter College, in early 2007.

Music by Steve Tromans.
http://www.steve-tromans.co.uk/

Screened at: San Francisco's Artists' Television Access (ATA) center, known for its promotion of experimental film and video.

http://www.atasite.org/

Clinton Street Theatre: San Fransisco.

Portland.

Eugene.

."Self Portrait" By Jake Cauty. "A short award winning film delving deep into the disturbing mind of Jake Cauty. Try to understand the powerful imagery that is his mind, emptied out onto your screen. 'This is my Self Portrait.' "

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• experimental
• film
• student
• black
• white
• old
• fall
• sky
• knife
• hand
• gun
• head
• explode
• blood
• exeter
• college
• cauty
• stab
• david
• lynch
• blue
• screen
• green
• photography
• what
• is
• the
• meaning
• of
• life
• baked
• beans
• shoes
• sofa
• bumming
• lesbian
• dvd

[andradeskim]

Interesting that it is neither experimental nor film.

[gravelboycauty]

@andradeskim What is it then?

[12lcm2010]

that was mesmerizing, well done, im also studing Un Chien Andalou and was just wondering have you seen a film by Jan Svankmajer called Food look it up on youtube the first segment called breakfast is the only bit u need to see, i think you might enjoy that...

[gravelboycauty]

@12lcm2010 Thanks for your comment! I have not seen that film, but I will take a look! What did you think of Un Chien Andalou? I'm sure there were a lot of mixed responses..

[anthonyslayer7]

i love how dark this is and this is inspiring me to get more into film as well.

Thanks for the inspiration

[gravelboycauty]

@anthonyslayer7 Thanks! I love to hear that I have inspired people. Keep it up and never give up :)

[gravelboycauty]

@Shiegao Thanks for your constructive criticism. Most useful. I now fully realise why I am not 100% happy with this film! I couldn't have figured it out without your comment, Shiegao. I can now sleep at night and that's all thanks to you! My film is homosexual, yes, or were you referring to gay meaning "happy" or "bright" ? It doesn't matter, they're both great! Thanks! Incase you haven't noticed, I'm being sarcastic. Thanks for taking the time out of your miserable existence to post that.

[ReadMyCommentBitch]

this is what my old film instructor used to refer to as "bad"

[Marcozeee1]

sick video!

[inferndragon]

This is pretty decent as an Experimental Film

Nice use of Green Screen and Google Earth.

The transitions were different. Whatever someone says about your work.

Its only their opinion, you can't always get positive criticism as its a wide audience.

(For my college project we are just editing clips together from our 'day out' then using Time lapses and so on)

[gravelboycauty]

Thanks to everyone for all the comments so far, it's tough replying to them all, but I will do my best! It's good to hear your thoughts and feedback, and even criticism. Shiegao's comments are not so useful - but what can you do? He's only a little boy. Thanks again everyone! Keep watching :)

[Shiegao]

Gay