Film 2, July 14 – 20: Paregoros
It didn’t take too long for me to decide to feature my wife and newborn son in this film.
Working with them was quite meaningful and I am extremely happy the end result will serve as a documentation of our early days with Simon.
The sounds, the visuals and the emotions were so beautiful. I really liked watching Simon’s curious gaze over all the events that were happening. This was a very giving video. I loved it.
Goddess or Spirit of soothing words.. Beautiful! Simon- Beautiful! Lovely film.
Wow what a breath of freshness. You can do a movie like A Walk to Remember! This one for sure touched me..I never thought about having children, this film gave me another approach to that thought!
This one makes me cry, Chris. Truly…I cried.
That’s awesome!!! Thank you for watching and supporting, Josi!
Chris, this is another amazing film. You really capture the beauty of a newborn and mother connection. It is a lovely movie.
Beautiful, Chris! Just wonderful. You have an amazing eye. And the editing was perfect. Will be watching it again and again.
Thank you, John. Very generous of you :)
Paregoros is a gorgeous film. Simon is so precious. The shots are beautiful. I love the style of shooting (reminds me of the natural way Terrence Malick directs — he’s one of my favorite directors). Great job Chris! You’re very talented :)
Thank you so much, Savannah! Great to hear from you on here :) Any comparison to Malick is a HUGE compliment :) Much appreciated…
Wonderful job. Reminiscent of Stan Brakhage’s observational and introspective style during his family film era. The sound feels arresting at times and helps to create an oddly subdued quality that feels comforting and uncomfortable. Did you manipulate the bird tracks at the beginning?
Thank you for the comment (again!), Thom! My overall approach definitely was observational, though I did have a particular focus.
I really enjoyed playing with the audio, most of which was manipulated. If you’re talking about the single bird tweeting during the “dream” sequence, no, I did not manipulate it. That’s how it came, which has an odd, surrealistic feel to it. I felt it worked well for that part of the film.
Beautiful! Bravo, Chris!
Thank you, Mark!
it gave me peace. Spending time with a newborn, son or daughter, is incredible.
I totally agree, Miguel. It really was a joy making this film, on numerous levels….
So stunning!!!!!!!!!
:)
“Paregoros” was a lovely little short. Ethereal really. Malick would be proud!
Wow, I hope so. That would be awesome…
That was incredible!! Bravo. & what a way to introduce your gorgeous new son to this world. Joletta is an amazing, gentle mother. wow. 2 thumbs up. Chris u really can film any style. now I know the possibilities are endless. :)
Woo Hoo! Thank you so much, Rae. You seriously are so freakin’ encouraging – it really means a lot…
This was lovely, Christopher. Such patience displayed by you as you sought to capture the bond between Joletta and Simon. A deceptively simple piece, its strength was in the manner in which you conveyed a strong sense of the physicality of mother and son. The cutting, which seemed to take us deeper into this intimate moment, your judicious use of soft-focus photography, the moment in which the exterior light became over exposed on Joletta’s skin, as if to fuse itself to her body, the sunlight that dappled the inside of Simon’s carriage. I loved those shots of the natural world which appear from time to time, a beautiful correlative, a delicate balance. I have to say that those shots, looking up at the towering trees, made me think of Emmanuel Lubezki’s moves for Terrace Malick. This made me chuckle. Here’s to the next five!
Thank you for the careful observations and comments, K.J.! There’s nothing better than the appreciation of details, which truly is where art resides.
I must admit, though, some of the details you give me credit for were purely serendipitous, which, I guess, is 50% of creation, huh? :) But, then again, like every good student of art, I’ve been trained to take the credit and simply say thank you, so, “Thank You!”