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It sounds like a crux of the creative process will be in structural choices and the pacing/juxtapositions of your sequencing. Cutting/effecting/compositing on beat with the sound is an effective way to point out intentionality to the viewer, and helps the viewer stay attentive to the synchronicity between image and sound. Cutting and sequencing can also be an effective tool to emphasize similarities and differences between a collection of clips. The hat theme is one way to create continuity, but also varying camera angle, pace of clip, or other contextualizing information can help to create rhythm and keep the viewer actively exploring. Cutting from a clip of a busy, dynamic, high energy party, for instance, to a static, spacious, peaceful scene could really help to emphasize both, and subtly inform the viewer's attention to structure. Also consider repeating some clips or environments: a party scene, for instance, might be returned to later on in the timeline, at a later point in the party/clip, to draw our attention to implicit narratives. Consider revisiting the video essay on Eisenstein's methods of montage, since you are using similar devises (cause/effect editing) to express your idea.
It sounds like a crux of the creative process will be in structural choices and the pacing/juxtapositions of your sequencing. Cutting/effecting/compositing on beat with the sound is an effective way to point out intentionality to the viewer, and helps the viewer stay attentive to the synchronicity between image and sound. Cutting and sequencing can also be an effective tool to emphasize similarities and differences between a collection of clips. The hat theme is one way to create continuity, but also varying camera angle, pace of clip, or other contextualizing information can help to create rhythm and keep the viewer actively exploring. Cutting from a clip of a busy, dynamic, high energy party, for instance, to a static, spacious, peaceful scene could really help to emphasize both, and subtly inform the viewer's attention to structure. Also consider repeating some clips or environments: a party scene, for instance, might be returned to later on in the timeline, at a later point in the party/clip, to draw our attention to implicit narratives. Consider revisiting the video essay on Eisenstein's methods of montage, since you are using similar devises (cause/effect editing) to express your idea.
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