Redwood - Edison Moth

 



Redwood is an attempt in capturing the liminal quality of 5am, when the sun hints at its arrival and most people are still asleep. It’s a time of day where nothing is required of you, it liberates you from obligations. The quiet hour amplifies the minutiae of our surroundings. What is normally neglected comes into focus - the morning dew resting on car hoods, ants walking along a crack on the floor, a moth struggles to find its way out between a window and a screen.

The DP Roger and I played with a variety of closeups for this project. We experimented with framing things out of context, to allow straight lines to intersect with the curves of a different object, then have them form its own shape: a clean slate to see what’s in front of us not for its purpose, but for its presence.

Redwood was longlisted for 1.4 On The Cusp Award and featured on Booooooom.com.


在這個影片裡,我想捕捉特屬於凌晨五點的寧靜。天空還未全亮,大多數人沉睡著。在這個時辰,你不該是醒著的,也因此,你脫離了負擔。寂靜的時光凸顯了我們周圍環境的細微之處,平常被忽視的事物變得清晰 - 露水聚集在引擎蓋上、螞蟻沿著地板上的裂縫行走、一隻飛蛾在窗戶與紗窗之間尋找出路。

我與攝影師李儒杰在拍攝這支影片的過程中試圖以不同的觀點來捕捉特寫的鏡頭。我們撇開了各個事物本身的意義,讓直線與另一個物體的曲線相交,從而形成自身的形狀。讓我們可以清晰地看到眼前的東西,不是因為他的用途,而是因為它的存在。

Redwood 被提名於 1.4 新星導演獎,並在知名藝術平台 Booooooom.com 上播出。




Credits
Cast: Young Park
Director: Anna Kuo
DP: Roger JC Lee
Producer: Evan Yee
Gaffer: Cassi Mulcahy
Key Grip: Sam Kim
Set Dresser: Hannah Carpenter
VFX: Cooper Vacheron
Color: Roger JC Lee