Ringo, Have a Banana!: home movies

9.10.09

home movies

Finally, here's the little movie I shot while I was back home this summer in the San Juans. I set it to "Curls" by Girls, a simple, beautiful song.

I wish I could show you all how good this looks on actual film sent through a projector. I lost about 95% of the colors and clarity as a result of the transfer from Super8 to digital, since I could only afford the cheapest method...but heck, you get the idea anyways! Regardless, it was a fun experiment, and now I know my camera works, which was the real goal. Everything else is just gravy, baby.

Happy weekend!!

40 comments:

elizabeth said...: oh my god, this is one of the best things i have seen in a while. those flowers! i love the shot of your shadow out of the back of a truck. and the feet shot. ugh i love them all.; October 9, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Amelia said...: This is sooooo beautiful! Even without 95% of the colors and clarity. All the shots are just gorgeous and set the mood perfectly. You really have a great eye for this sort of thing. :); October 9, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Jessica said...: Oh my good golly gosh...this is just about the best thing I've ever seen!! It's beautiful in every which way...the colors, the film, the scenes, the music...Oh dear. You're the coolest gal around, Siri! xx; October 9, 2009 at 7:47 PM
meena meena said...: thanks for sharing that with us, i really liked it! i think the best bits were with the berries. what a wonderful place to summer. i thoroughly enjoyed that.; October 9, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Antonio Barros said...: Woow! The film is amazing! Editing is perfect! I loved it!!!
How did you do it???? I want too!

thesingular.blogspot.com; October 9, 2009 at 8:28 PM
alina nguyen said...: LOVE IT, SIRI! You are awesome & the video is incredible! I am in love with that kitty :D; October 9, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Melinda said...: Beautiful and nostalgic.; October 9, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Sharon said...: This is so beautiful and dreamy. What a talented lady!; October 9, 2009 at 9:58 PM
sarahwl said...: all the decoration you need is nature to make things so dreamy! what a great film-- good job!; October 9, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Suzy said...: aww i watched this off alex's tumblr without reading the description and was after a minute was like hey wait, WOWIE ZOWIE! your shadow off the back of that truck is perfection, siri. <3<3<3

i, on the other hand, just realized what imovie is on my computer and all the fun, cheesy stuff it does so get ready for some craptasmic footage within the next month. this is what happens to a person who hasn't taken a single art class since the 8th grade.; October 9, 2009 at 10:36 PM
m.m. said...: I love this!; October 9, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Rachel said...: oh my gosh, that was beautiful! It kind of made me feel like crying, in a happy way. It had such a wonderfully nostalgic feel. My favorite shot was definitely the sun coming through the trees, but I also really liked the shot of someone fishing, the feet, and just everything. Good song choice as well.; October 10, 2009 at 3:31 AM
the spectator said...: So pretty and moody! Perfect choice of music. I can almost feel the warmth of a late Autumn day. You clever girl. :o); October 10, 2009 at 3:38 AM
A. said...: oh, my. this is perfection. it's like taking a trip into a dream world. you're so lucky to have a place like that to escape to on summer holidays.

& i've been meaning to send you over an email, as i'm going to be staying in williamsburg for two weeks for my birthday on the 17th & knew you of all people erm bloggers knew the area well & wanted to see if you had any sort of recommendations of places to see, eat, shop, etc...

you can always leave a comment or feel free to pop me an email too!

thanks loads in advance, xxx; October 10, 2009 at 5:03 AM
dw said...: just lovely. i feel washed over with summer despite the fact that it is raining like hell outside.; October 10, 2009 at 6:02 AM
Lucy said...: This is so great! its like an entire summer holiday in just over 2 minutes. I wish I could see what the colours were like on the original!; October 10, 2009 at 6:36 AM
AlicePleasance said...: This is so great! Oh, how much I adore home movies...; October 10, 2009 at 7:28 AM
charinthecity said...: Gorgeous, I think losing some of the colour and clarity suited the theme of your movie perfectly... love the song too, thanks for the intro; October 10, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Michelle said...: so so pretty! My blood pressure just went down. love the music choice, they seem to go well w/Super8 as my friend Ben shot the 'Lust for Life' vid on it also :); October 10, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Anonymous said...: http://www.pandaheadmag.com/issues/five/4_chapter/main/index.html
This reminds me of you! or something you would like.; October 10, 2009 at 8:42 PM
VCM said...: So perfectly short and sweet and efficient and gorgeous and inspiring! Make more movies!; October 10, 2009 at 8:54 PM
sarah said...: its enchanting, the sparkling sun on the water and through the trees UGH... i want to visit your homeland.; October 10, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Leanne said...: that was lovely! i love the shot with the fluff in the sun. and the redwoods? i think?

my boyfriend and i bought a super 8 camera in scotland this past year at a charity shop. it looks like it's in perfect shape, but there must be something wrong, cause it doesn't work! but, i want to get it checked out. it would be so lovely to make one!; October 10, 2009 at 10:27 PM
thousandflower said...: Love it!; October 10, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Mary Standish said...: Applauds all around. I love the shadows and tones.; October 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM
anne said...: that was awesome!; October 11, 2009 at 3:00 PM
thousandflower said...: We showed it to Grandma this evening. She thought it was neat.; October 11, 2009 at 8:58 PM
Georgia Rose said...: Looks like a wonderful existence!
Really truly inspiring...; October 12, 2009 at 1:12 AM
Anastasia said...: gorgeous!!
I did want to ask? You said the accompanying track was "curls" by a band called Girls? I tried to google them but didn't find anything. Do you have any hints where I can find their stuff, because that song is completely dreamy. xx; October 12, 2009 at 2:39 AM
Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything said...: ringo, let's make more films. plenty more horses to find in the city.; October 12, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Ashley said...: Beautiful. Simply beautiful.; October 12, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Milla said...: looks like home.; October 12, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Caro said...: dreamy.; October 13, 2009 at 4:04 AM
Alicia said...: wow, i love your film.
it is very much adored :)
you make me love summer all over again, its cute.

if you dont mind im going to post your video on my blog and add a link to your blog.

www.sluzza.blogspot.com
x; October 13, 2009 at 6:57 AM
anja louise said...: Just watched it, so beautiful! Really makes me want to experiment more with non-digital film, even if it does cost a bunch... because it looks so special that way, there's no denying it.; October 14, 2009 at 11:22 AM
daisy roots said...: this film is so inspiring....for me being a country girl at heart but in grimy ol london town at the mo it makes me want to get out, back to the fields. you cant beat it!!!!!thanks x; October 14, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Anonymous said...: love this...you chose the perfect song too :); October 14, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Gisele said...: Lovely film!; October 14, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Anonymous said...: that's absolutely gorgeous. super 8 is so dreamy. there's a team here in melbourne that put on a show once a year and film the entire thing on super 8, then release the dvd. it's called the super 8 diaries, you should check it out; October 21, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Vancouverista said...: are you kidding me? this is the best thing i've ever seen on a blog...ever.
LOVE IT!
really so beautiful; October 24, 2009 at 5:28 PM

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