Today I have decided to research different kinds of Choreography, in order to understand how I can ask the performers in my video for what I would like to happen.
My original thought was to base the Dance on a 'Metamorphosis' expression by showing a simulation of Human Development from Birth to Death. This is something I still intend to do, however I needed to research different types of Choreography, which could do this.
Whilst discussing with a tutor about what I would like to produce and what other films I had researched, I promoted my thoughts on how I would produce something surreal, similar to a 1920's movie produced by Salvador Dali as these genres of movie were labelled more 'expressionist' than 'surreal'. My tutor then suggested that I perhaps I should explore the 'German Expressionism' Technique, which was also used during the 1920's.
German Expressionism was a creative movement, conducted by Berlin Expressionists after the first world war. The Germans wanted to stand out among what was well known to be European Cinema and wanted to produce something unique.
They did this by using different techniques whilst filming; using shadowing and brighter lighting, furthermore the actors would move on screen with 'Bio-Mechanical' movement. This introduced a 'Contemporary' style in the world of Cinematography.
This then brought me to the conclusion that I would next research 'Contemporary Choreography' and alongside this I decided to investigate whether or not a Contemporary dance had been choreographed to the song 'Requiem for a Dream'. The video at the top has been an inspiration for ideas on how I would like my dancers to perform.
