The Influence

After spending an afternoon doing my first edit it occurred to me what I'd had in the back of my mind when working and what I was probably subconsciously trying to emulate. The cinematography and soundtrack/design in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream are the perfect example. As far as films in general go there's little silence. Even in situations of calm one on one dialogue, if you actually look out for it there will usually be a few notes or chords here and there. What really gets my juices going are the beautiful synchronicity of sound and video; all the various quick, clean cuts and corresponding sound-bites. This film I feel has just as much been composed as it has been filmed.