Starting my own principle photography/experimental shooting this weekend. The main objective of this is to produce footage for editing to discover what is feasible and what isn't, but also to create material for my pilot/trailer. Initial equipment includes the Panasonic HMD HC and S10 HD video cameras, a tripod and a figrig. The main objectives are to experiment with how a TV lights a room as the sole source of illumination. I also aim to explore how the figrig allows me to use the space, possibly experimenting with zooming into the screen itself. These questions of feasibility are key, since they determine whether my project is viable in it's current form, both from a plot and practical standpoint.
In examining TV for self-referential-ism I found plenty of examples to use. For instance the show Community interested me, it's built around a TV-friendly mix of characters from diverse ethnic and social backgrounds. One of the characters, Abed, is an active filmmaker with an undiagnosed form of Asbergers. He consumes vast amounts of TV and reproduces it both in his own works and in day to day life, understanding everyday life through the framework of television, to the point where he often considers himself a viewer instead of a participant, a substitute for the audience. This perspective on the creator/consumer character as a mimic to an absurd degree for comedic effect is an interesting commentary both on the creators both of this show and indeed of television at large.
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