In a seminar a few weeks ago when we were viewing a range of short films and one in particular that caught my interest was called Salaryman 6 (2002) by Jake Knight and told a story of a Japanese office worker that is caught in a routine of going to work, going home, going to bed, waking up etc through the repetition of the same shots at the same angle with the use of some time lapses. This film has given me ideas to use within my experimental project as I may try and adapt the message of stuck in daily routines and not trying to break out of them, and also the loneliness connoted by being stuck in this with no one attempting to help you out as they are in the same position as you.
The film also uses split screen images of different things happening at once with different framing's which is also very interesting as it is quite an abstract and experimental technique to use because the audience will find it difficult to watch both pieces of action at once which messes with the focus and narrative of the film. However since our project is on experimental film I will try and use these techniques as effectively as they have done here to portray meaning. Its done very well in this film because the narrative needs to be split up as if the character is in two different minds about his situation, on the one hand he's complacent with his role in life but in another you can see his frustration at what he's doing and how he wants to change it.
In our brainstorming for the experimental film, me and George have settled on the idea of trying to give a sense of a busy place, so we can potentially draw inspiration from this film in terms of business and frustration at the fact that no one gives enough time for one another.
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