As all the rest of my ideas in this class, this idea comes from one of our instructors (Golan this time!).
I’m an absolute crybaby. I cry about everything. I cry when I watch game shows (it makes me happy when they win), I cry when I’m angry or frustrated. Hell, I’m crying right now while typing this (okay, jk).
Crying is a really important part of my life, and sometimes when I’m feeling a lot of emotion, I just make myself cry because I know it’ll instantly make me feel better. Basically, I love crying and am so totally fascinated by it.
Considering I also happen to be in the School of Drama, I know many-a-person who claims to be able to cry on cue. Golan thought it would be interesting to put those claims to the test… by recording someone crying on cue, from start to finish (start being when they begin trying and finish being some sort of condition, perhaps that a tear must reach their chin or when they just can’t cry anymore… this finish condition is something I’m still trying to think through).
In my head, I see this looking a lot like Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests… in terms of framing, not quality, considering that project is from the 60s.
I’d also be interested in what different cameras we have and perhaps if I can capture people’s tears in some interesting way with any, like maybe being able to zoom in super close to them or see them in slow-motion.