I decided that for my first video I would sync projects with another artist (who also happens to be my wife), K. Bannerman. The original idea was to record her reading at the book launch for her new novel 'Bucket of Blood'. This seemed like a good idea until I mentioned it to her and she 'suggested' that she wouldn't like to be filmed. I decided to do it on the sly and as a result learned a couple of important lessons:
1. Don't lie to your wife but know that sometimes lying to your wife creates important promotional material,
2. If you're going to film anything, make sure you get good sound.
I did film the reading and it looked pretty good but the sound was horrible. I used all of the audio tricks I could think of and in the end it was barely passible. I decided this would be a horrible start to the project so I quickly came up with a new plan. I (somehow) persuaded her to drive to a dramatic location and reread the opening of her (brilliant) new novel.
It was wet, windy and the light was fading but we managed to get two takes before the sun set. Returning home to review the footage, I was pleased with both the video and audio and knew that I had made the right decision.
The music is a piece called 'The Joss House'. It has a wonderful tension. I love pairing sounds when I write music. For this song, it was the strings and the percussion. I've also enjoyed layering different music textures despite traditional conventions on what instruments should go together. For me, it's all about what sounds good and what's interesting to the ear.
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