User:Thalia de Jong/R,W&RM

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Descriprion of previous projects / Assignment 1

A MAN OF MYSTERY, 2012
A Man Of Mystery is a film that I made for fashion designer Mevan Kaluarachchi. It is a kind of teaser, since it's very short and shows very little. The film is in black and white and portrays a young man standing against a white background in close ups and medium shots. You never get to see all of him though. As the camera slides past his sleek blond hair and jawline, you wonder what the shape of his nose is, the look in his eyes. When he stands with his back towards the camera, a single tone sounds again. He turns his head and reveals nothing, turning back just as the shapes of his face start to appear. As the camera slowly skims across his features, what does show are the details in his clothes. The button on his crisp white shirt, the seams on his black dinner jacket.

FLUFFY OBSESSION, 2011
Fluffy Obsession is a series of three video portraits of Persian showcats and their breeders. Each video presents a different cat, put on display before a studio backdrop and made to sit still and look pretty in front of the camera. The owners are not in the spotlight as much as their beloved breedings, but they are very present: you see their hands holding the cat and pushing it into the frame, hear their voices sweet talking it into cooperating. Each portrait is displayed within a silk rosette, it's ribbons softly fluttering to an artificial breeze. The colors are toothachey sweet, the music is subliminally carefree.