Sam asked me to do an elective this semester in Dessau where he teaches.
And this will happen, starting today at 16:30:
Skype is a camera.
We do a film with Skype.
Medium production value. Locations around the world.
Principal photography starts October 2013.
Editing in January.
Crew: class from Dessau.
Cast: tba.
“Like all cameras Skype can also be a mirror.”
Subplot/commentary: Skype Premium. This is more like a newsroom, a discussion platform. Doesn’t work so well on film, but still, you can build a chorus. Let’s sing together.
Make installations: 7 trees cut simultaneously in 7 capitals around the world, 8 mothers showing their gardens wherever. Comic relief. Endless opportunities.
Focus on: Dancing, Gardening and Drinking. (Explanation follows)
Main plot is Skype and how to use it as a pen. Mise en scene. How to film a room, a face, how to bring an actor through a door. Subplot or better Brechtian commentary (chorus): Skype Premium