Hello everyone!
It’s February 2011 and I have decided to start blogging on our progress with SPRAYPAINT. We’ve been shooting for two years and have over 50 hours of footage. Most of the footage has been logged into our editing system- but there are around 10-15 hours that we still need to organize. I met a great person recently who I want to hire as an assistant editor. She has a lot of documentary experience. Last week I met with Chor and we talked about the type of footage we need to shoot this year. Chor is becoming a heavyweight in the street artist scene. It’s always been slightly challenging to keep up with everything he’s doing and this year will likely be no different. He said he will going to D.C. this Spring, possibly doing a mural with Curbs and Stoops in NYC, doing a mural with Apex for the Street Smarts program on Market St. in SF, and curating a show at Project One in SF this June. We will be going to San Diego at the beginning of March and I will finally get to interview Chor’s family as well as see his old stomping grounds. I’m really excited. This is enough to take any filmmakers breath away!
I will shoot behind-the-scenes at all of these events. If I can’t make it to the East Coast, I will hire a videographer. My intention with this film is to really give viewers an understanding of the process of making art. Often people suggest to me that I use timelapse effects in SPRAYPAINT. To which my answer is, “Nope. No way.” You can rest assured this is for a good reason. I’m a rebel and don’t want to use the same, overplayed effect that EVERY SINGLE filmmaker who has shot a street artist uses. Timelapse is a superficial effect in my opinion- it shows a lack of creativity on the part of the filmmaker. Sorry, don’t mean to offend anyone. I just think the visual flow of SPRAYPAINT should reflect the same inspired vision that Chor uses in his work. My aim is to make a film that is more experimental- maybe it’s not for the masses, but it will leave you feeling challenged by the content as well as visual aesthetic. Otherwise, four years of making a documentary like this is not worth my time.
We will be posting video clips on our website (www.spraypaint-themovie.com) every few weeks. Some of this footage will be shot by Chor. We may start publishing a podcast on a regular basis- still working out the details of that. Chor loves shooting footage with my Flip Camera!
Until next time…
Love and light,
Sarah
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