CLYTEMNESTRA REMASH PROJECT
Well, I won. First Prize.
The video competition was held by the Martha Graham Dance Company this spring. They provided contestants with 5 video excerpts from their recent production of Clytemnestra. The challenge was to create a four-minute video that relates these characters (from the ancient Greek tragedy) to the present day. Contestants could choose from Helen of Troy, Electra, Clytemnestra, Cassandra, or the Messenger of Death. I choose all: Clytemnestra became Queen Vivianne Pitt-Jolie-Windsor, who is married to King William V; Electra became their adopted daughter the Princess of Wales; Helen became Zahara Pitt-Jolie; Cassandra became Chelsea Rodham-Clinton, U.N. Secretary-General, who is having an affair with King Williams; and the Messenger of Death became M.O.D., the host of the news show. Because we could not use copy-righted material, I chose to set my news show 20 years in the future at a time when footage and photos of celebrities are outlawed and the networks have turned to artists to represent and recreate the news for the public.
Here is an example of the "raw" video they provided us with:
Here is my winning video "Altered States Network"
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"Altered States Network"
© John K. Blanchard, March/April 2009
Here is a link to the Competition site (you can still vote for my video for the "popular vote": MARTHA GRAHAM WEBSITE
AUDIO CREDITS
Voices:
Chad Hudson
Michael J. Schultz
John K. Blanchard (as M.O.D.)
“News at 11”
Written/Performed by Johnne Tuzza
(used by permission, Podsafe Audio)
“Tragic Dance Variations”
Written/Performed John K. Blanchard
“Fantasy Variations”
Written by Rhendle Millen
(used by permission)
Performed by John K. Blanchard
“Daphnis et Chloé” excerpt
Written by Maurice Ravel
(public domain)
Performed by John K. Blanchard
VIDEO CREDITS:
Clytemnestra
Provided by The Martha Graham Dance Company
Pill Commercial
Shot by John K. Blanchard
New York
Shot by John K. Blanchard
London
Shot by John K. Blanchard
SOFTWARE USED FOR EDITING:
Pinnacle Studio Plus 12.1
Adobe Audition 3.1
Band in a Box 2007
THANK YOU:
Chad Hudson
Michael J. Schultz
Russell B. Williams
