Nadia's Fresh Dance Moves FINAL

well this is my final piece what i was trying to portray was to show the beauty of the cook islands and also to show the type of dancing we do and how gracefully we are. the reason why i did silhouette is because i am a very shy person that doesn't like to perform in front of people and cameras so  i figured out a way to express my feelings without showing my identity.



In my video i tried to make it look calm by using cross fade and different views to capture my movements also i choose this song because it has a meaningful story behind it.

what went well is that it was to long and it went with the song so using rhythmic technique.

and showing images from the islands gave that tropical beautiful in site of what it looks like .



what i could of done was have more footage and edited it more to the whole song but next time i could do that.

Shigeyuki Kihara -Taualuga the Last Dance

this is an artist that did a documentary on a traditional dance that was used in samoa to show how gracefully her moves are to this song and also how she follows her actions. another thing is that by using a dark room with having a light coming from the side gave a effect that made you just focus on the person that is performing and the story she is telling. Not only that this performance is a mid shot through out the whole time so you could see her whole body.

nadz experiment

Another experiment that i did trying was to use the effects that i was shown. what went well was the opacity of the image of the islands looked good on top of my dancing in silhouette .

also how it fades in and onto the next

what went bad was that i didn't know how to start off my video and also my dancing didn't really go with the song.

what i could do next is that have a different song and also have more meaning to it.

experiment

This is an experimenting with the lighting. what i was trying to do was have a strong lighting from behind so that i could get a clear image/shadow

what went wrong was that there wasn't  enough lights at the back and also i stood far from the sheet .

also the camera handling wasn't good as well because it was quite blurred and to much movement.

Jasper James

interesting silhouette idea from artist jasper james, dont think i could reach this look but silhouette is my aim.

Katu- Roimata noou

Ive used this song because it goes with the actions that I've done in my sort film

also because it is a very meaningful song in the cooks

Images of two cook island groups performing .
Cook island dancing is one of the main attraction that we have to entertain foreign people but also to keep our culture alive. Also their is a lot of creativity that is put into it with the actions , making of the costumes also the music to have an end result of a great performance.

 

15 ISLANDZ

This is a song that i like because it talks about the cook islands  and tells people that their are 15 islands all in one .

also it is an easy song to move to .

cook island drumming .

this video here shows one of the drum beats that many cook-islanders use in their performances that is really intense but exciting because of the technique that is use and how talented our poly people can drum using tradition drums that they have created.

Fakateretere

Cultural dancing is relevant to my theme because its who i am and this is a cultural slow dance that tells the story through the lyrics of the song and the actions of the dancers .

this is a song that shows the beauty of all Polynesian people.

the dancers are moving gracefully as the song.

Also to make it sound and look unique are the musicians with their talented voices.

Beautiful shots of silhouettes in action that is amazing but captures a lot of skills of different shapes that can be held .
what i like about this is that its fascinating to look at because you wonder what they are trying to show because everything tells a story .

Silhouette Music Video

Silhouette is used in many ways for example this music video .

in the olden days people used it as an entertainment for puppets for they had no tv and the use to put on shows for young children .



what i enjoy about this is that its in black and white , not only that how i can relate it to my work is that i dont like to be seen when im performing  so it is a good wat to hide my identity but good to express myself infront of people without them knowing

I also like how the lighting makes a big difference behind the people so that you get a clear shadow

silhouette

This is a performance using silhouette that is performed by a group that is basically using a creative way to tell a story .

what this story is about is to lovers that meet and fall in love and would want to spend their life together and have a future but however it shows a tragedy that they go through losing a loved one in war.

I could tell buy watching the movements of the shadows and having a song in the background  that portray what they are trying to get across.

what i like about this is that it has meaning and also expression because of how gracefully the performers have come about.

class task

posed like this actress from the movie predetor in close up mind the background

HOLLYHOOD MONTAGE (task 11)

 colaborating with moa and alpha having fun making this

Research

This is a video clips has a lot of rhythmic relations and a lot of cuts that went along the song.
it is captivating because of the music but also having the right moves to go along.
why i like this because it had many shots in it like CU TS full body also coming from different angles.

MOU PIRI action song research

This video is really simple all its doing is recording? with no effects .
also this is more of a documentary type of video that is just really showing you the dance of this action song.
this can be used in the community to teach you how  dance to   this song and follow it because its easy for their are no fancy effects.
the reason why i like this is because it is simple , straight to the point and you can tell what its about

NARDZ AUDIO

TASK 8 Shoot off

collaborated to do the set task .