I have successfully made my first video.
Considering I have never edited a video or made a video myself before, I think I have done an ok job.
It does show the process well though it’s speeded up about 16x normal speed (otherwise it would have been 3 hours long).
But I don’t think I will be using a video as a final piece for the degree show.
Although watching the progression of the painting is quite enjoyable I don’t want all the emphasis to be on that, it should instead be on the painting, out of the whole video my favourite part is when you see the final image at the end.
If I made the video the artwork, then what will become of the paintings? Pushed to the side? Discarded?
I don’t think I will be able to create a beautifully edited video in time for the degree show anyway, this is my first attempt and its pretty average. If I attempted it again I would have to be a lot more organised and careful and would take up a lot of effort that I could be using for painting.
Other painters have different personal attachments to their work, perhaps if it’s a portrait of themselves or someone they know, if they paint expressively due to their own emotions, or if the content is something very personal.
I think my personal attachment is within the process, it’s just between me and the canvas.
My video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKgec1DYXGA
My Video -Sped up Painting Process, by Cat Fuller
