This is the first minute of my 5 min of background sounds. It turned out a bit more "jazzy" (as Prum puts it) then I had expected. So I thought I'd post it for feedback cause once we get all 4 parts I would consider re-shooting it if that would help the bigger picture at all...
Here it is, and the password is: manifesto
Feedback Questions:
how does my appearance (sunglasses, earrings, etc.) and background read to you?
how does the movement/sound read to you?
is it "contemporary Indian" enough?
is it weird that the first "mmhmm" falls on even beats, but all the rest the "mmhmm"s are all synchopated?
Any other comments or questions?
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1. Love it! I think the sunglasses are hilarious (they're hip, but also anti-Indian dance by covering the eyes...and also very Shy because of your migraine-prone sensitivity to the light, though of course that's an internal joke). The fabric gives a rich color and an Indian reference - it also sort of makes you look like a saint or Madonna, particularly after you take off the glasses. I like the comfortable confusion of it all.
ReplyDelete2. You seem comfortable, confident, enjoying yourself, slightly sensual, affirmative, female, in a jazzy way.
3. The most noticeably "Indian" movements are the eyes and occasional lateral neck movements.
4. In terms of your timing questions, I have to hear it synced to my teen taal theka first.
1. The sunglasses and big earrings give a southern california/valley appearance. The background reminds me of Indian textiles, but your placement and resulting halo of church motives. Your direct gaze gives a tongue-in-cheek darshan, made all the more humorous with the sunglasses (giving/not giving darshan).
ReplyDelete2. I found it interesting that at first the "yes yeah" was delivered with a straight face transitioning to a pursed lip smile on "yeah" to a smiley "ah-ha/mm-hmm." The movement reminds me of how people sing/dance along in the car when they think they are by alone, enjoying themselves behind their large sunglasses and closed untinted windows.
3. This does noticeably draw from and comment on Indian dance vocabulary. I think I would have liked for more variation in the eyes, maybe during the "ah-ha/mm-hmm."
4. It is a little strange that the timing is different on the first set--especially since that timing doesn't repeat. However, should that phrase be re-introduced it could make for an appealing leitmotif.
5. I think it might be interesting to explore some of the "a-ha/mm-hmmms" with a negative response ie "yes yes" nodding; "mm-hmmm" lateral shaking.