Simon Tarr Artist Lecture
Questions: November 8, 2010
1) Is it important to you to use alternative types of technology and imagery (like in FUD) to alter the view of the audience?
2) Do you tend to use sarcasm and humor as reoccurring theme, like in Growing up Luke, or are films like this supposed to be taken seriously? Is there a further meaning in your films like this or does this just speak to childhood, fun, and humor?
Response
Quotes:
"I discovered early on that I am more of a hunter-gatherer of a filmmaker." (I think this quote really speaks to the way Simon Tarr makes artwork. He typically uses found footage or what he calls "castoff" footage and pieces it back together in a way that seems fitting for a particular project. So calling himself a hunter-gatherer is fairly accurate.)
"You guys are like my academic grandchildren."
"This may or may not be hardcore pornography- just throwin that out there."
"You don't wanna reuse 3-D glasses; that's how you get pink eye. I, however, have my own flip-ups."
Three words: Experimental, found-footage, and color.
The most interesting thing I discovered about this artist was the unexpected element of performance. I knew Simon Tarr was a video artist, and even after the announcement that he would be making a performance, I wasn't quite sure what was going to happen. I think the fact that he found out how to create a film that could be altered and manipulated on the spot was really fascinating. I really enjoyed the fact that he could shorten, lengthen, and rearrange the film as need be for the specific audience he was performing for.
Simon Tarr didn't discuss the film I had questioned him about (Growing Up Luke) but he did show the film FUD. He talked about how he made the film, with security camera footage on two different channels, and described to us the fact that he could alter the colors based on the different footage.
I found Tarr's remmake and "undit" of the Nanook of the North film. I enjoyed his explanation about his position similar to the directors as staging a film that is supposed to be a documentary. Also, aesthetically I enjoyed this film because of the interesting and unusual imagery. The fact that he was putting it together on the spot and the imagery was so unusual was really interesting.
Questions: November 8, 2010
1) Is it important to you to use alternative types of technology and imagery (like in FUD) to alter the view of the audience?
2) Do you tend to use sarcasm and humor as reoccurring theme, like in Growing up Luke, or are films like this supposed to be taken seriously? Is there a further meaning in your films like this or does this just speak to childhood, fun, and humor?
Response
Quotes:
"I discovered early on that I am more of a hunter-gatherer of a filmmaker." (I think this quote really speaks to the way Simon Tarr makes artwork. He typically uses found footage or what he calls "castoff" footage and pieces it back together in a way that seems fitting for a particular project. So calling himself a hunter-gatherer is fairly accurate.)
"You guys are like my academic grandchildren."
"This may or may not be hardcore pornography- just throwin that out there."
"You don't wanna reuse 3-D glasses; that's how you get pink eye. I, however, have my own flip-ups."
Three words: Experimental, found-footage, and color.
The most interesting thing I discovered about this artist was the unexpected element of performance. I knew Simon Tarr was a video artist, and even after the announcement that he would be making a performance, I wasn't quite sure what was going to happen. I think the fact that he found out how to create a film that could be altered and manipulated on the spot was really fascinating. I really enjoyed the fact that he could shorten, lengthen, and rearrange the film as need be for the specific audience he was performing for.
Simon Tarr didn't discuss the film I had questioned him about (Growing Up Luke) but he did show the film FUD. He talked about how he made the film, with security camera footage on two different channels, and described to us the fact that he could alter the colors based on the different footage.
I found Tarr's remmake and "undit" of the Nanook of the North film. I enjoyed his explanation about his position similar to the directors as staging a film that is supposed to be a documentary. Also, aesthetically I enjoyed this film because of the interesting and unusual imagery. The fact that he was putting it together on the spot and the imagery was so unusual was really interesting.
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