The Coast and the Photographer
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I love the way this film is shot – meandering, exploring, unafraid. This film offers attention to the interesting details of these scenes: kelp rolling on the surface of the water, kites and seagulls overhead, playful interactions with friends. It’s an unusual kind of home movie in which the filmmaker directly participates in the film’s making, rather than simply observing and documenting. I’m sure it made a difference that these films were shot by Janet in her teens and early 20s – there’s a youthful eye behind this camera.
–Jen
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Music: “Baby That’s Me” by The Cake
Posted: November 2nd, 2007 under 1970s, Color, Home Movie, Nature, Ocean, REMIX ME, Super 8.
Comments: 2
Comments
Comment from ryanne
Time: November 4, 2007, -5
WOW
those are some amazing shots of vintage harvard square!
i read a book recently that was this guy’s journal of that time
and he went to harvard square and then paddling on a river with friends up to new hampshire. this film was like the movie of the book. so weird.
Comment from Robert Croma
Time: November 2, 2007, -5
Oh Jen. Bliss! And vitality. Luscious with youthful energy and romance. Makes the heart yearn, and the senses explode. I love everything about it. And a perfect soundtrack.
Those beautiful young people. Who’d have thought all these years later the whole world would be able to see them so alive like that. Truly remarkable. Oh, and a big thank you Janet.