Trees in Autumn

I found Baume im Herbst to be very intriguing. Yes, it was simply a film depicting "Trees in Autumn" but to me I found a lot more in it. For my production class' midterm we were asked to pick a theme and film variations on it. Before seeing this film I had chosen fall, specifically leaves falling during autumn. After screening this film I adjusted it to be "Nature during Fall." Kurt Kren was able to use much shorter durations for his shots than I attempted but the feel of my film echoed his in the way the wind dominates the sound and the complexity of trees and their branches weaving in and out of each other. Kren gave me the ability to interpret my footage in a way I'm not sure I could have achieved before viewing this film. The simplicity was helpful in translating it for my uses and I was more able to determine which footage was more interesting to view. This film is a collection of shots that consist only of the trees. The black and white gave it another layer on intensity which was probably subconscious, nature looks a lot more eerie in black and white than it does in color.