"The he inside her is deeply in love with her, so completely mesmerized by her existence". This was the excerpt from a free writing done by a woman in the SAN group which inspired my study. I am intrigued by this notion that within all of us resides both the masculine and the feminine. It just so happens, my study took on a different meaning because I am 5 months pregnant and at the time, was about to find out the gender of the baby. The focus for me became the physical embodiment and transformation/morphing that occurs between the masculine and feminine when a woman is growing a baby in her body. I thought the video could provide some mystery and wanted to play with the zoomed in shots. I sat on a physio ball to create a sense of circularity and soft waves which I feel drives my movement these days. The last shot pans out to reveal the pregnant belly. I'd like to delve further into this study and see where it might go/how it will develop.
Anj study_3_16_2010 from Post Natyam Collective on Vimeo.
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1) I found that the return to the "woman" position (with the left arm held out to the side) provided anchor and shape to the sequence of movement. In general I liked the repetition of the movement, though it could be nice to explore more dynamic variation in how you do the movement when you repeat it.
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Camera-work: I really like the ending close-up shot on your "birthing" and the first establishing shot, where we see you from the back. As I watched I wondered whether Doug's relation to you as husband/lover and to your baby might be more foregrounded in how he shoots -- the camera's gaze as tender, caressing? I really get a sense of this in the ending pan of the camera.
3) The height off the floor and shape of the ball seems to allow for movement that would be impossible otherwise. I found the sound of the ball squeaking against the floor a little distracting. If the ball weren't covered, the round shape of it might echo your belly interestingly! On the other hand, it could also look a little too much like exercise, especially since you are wearing yoga-type clothing. I would recommend either using an uncovered ball that is the same color as what you are wearing, or covering it with a cloth that matches the floor to mask it more effectively. You could also play with wearing a long skirt that covers the ball, though that will change some of your movement.
4) The meaning of the last gesture is very clear! If you want to make the reference to "hidden tamarind" even more clear, you could form your hands into the more closed "yoni" shape before having the fingers "bloom" outwards.
Other comments:
I like your unbound hair (very Sandra ;)). I found that your speaking gave you a voice and agency that counteracts the potential for the camera to objectify. I did feel that it would be nice to explore delivering the text with slightly more variation in rhythm, timing, mood.