The concept for my project is to explore the idea of the domestic and how framing that within various methodologies of filmmaking can alter the comfort associated with it.
Final year project
‘Last Night I Dreamt of Magpies: An Avant-Garde Film’
5th Frame of the Film - Hand on Plate
A section of the first scene of the film shows the protagonist laid out on a table with hands-on upturned plates. Large serrated knives are the cutlery.
10th Frame of the Film - Cuckoo Clock
A section of the film captures the slow-motion chime of a cuckoo clock.
14th Frame of the Film - Lighting the Lollipop
A section of the film capturing the protagonist lighting the end of a cigarette which morphs into a lollipop.
19th Frame of the Film - Sweet Dreams Tray
A section of the film capturing a vintage 'Sweet Dreams' tray.
25th Frame of the Film - Ghostly Bedroom
A section of the film capturing the domestic setting of a bedroom with an element of Hauntology present.
31st Frame of the Film - Mirror Self
A section of the film capturing the protagonist's navigation of a twisted interior setting.
32nd Frame of the Film - Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder
A section of the film capturing the motion of an old 1970's reel-to-reel tape recorder
42nd Frame of the Film - Puppeteer
A section of the film capturing the protagonist's hands being controlled by an anonymous puppeteer.
Mia Jasmine Rhodes
Final year project
‘Last Night I Dreamt of Magpies: An Avant-Garde Film’