Kommentare zu: American Me. http://www.errorblog.com/2005/09/08/86/ Das Leben mit Standardabweichung Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:59:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Von: Kristi http://www.errorblog.com/2005/09/08/86/#comment-96 Kristi Sat, 10 Sep 2005 06:21:07 +0000 http://www.errorblog.com/2005/09/08/86/#comment-96 The film project actually began in Germany, though I wasn't aware of it until a few months ago. I have hours of film footage, literally lying around my house that I've done nothing with-- some of them I've never looked at after shooting them -- and one night I decided I needed to divide and conquer, create a product that would express a common theme or thought, and the result is something I'm calling a video book. It is a chapter-based system, where each segment is dedicated to a single theme or idea. I call it a book, because it has a definite beginning, middle, and end ... a dramatic crisis, and a conclusion. My first chapter is based on the protests that I witnessed in 2003 in Achern, Germany. During that time, in addition to witnessing protests with large crowds I took the chance at interviewing individuals and asking them very open questions about their opinions on American policy, the American people, and America in general. It's amazing how the current political climate can paint the answers, but I found that the most important thing was listening. It seems that listening is a lost art in so many societies and I ultimately set down the goal to listen to people work through their opinions and feelings, without journalistic interjections. In this sense, there is catharsis to the act of listening and speaking-- and holding back judgment and all other feelings, being the ear that listens and not the eye that scorns. This brings us to Croatia... I spent time in Croatia while I was in Germany, and fell in love with the country, the climate, and the people... but the time was entirely too short and I didn't get to see the places I wanted to see. This time I am hoping to enter Kosovo, which is still under the administration of the U.N., or get as close to Kosovo as possible to conduct the same kind of project. I hoping for success... but from what I've learned so far, what you expect is never what you get. I wonder sometimes, if I went back to Germany now and asked the same questions of the same people as I did in those first few interviews-- how would two years change their opinion? The film project actually began in Germany, though I wasn’t aware of it until a few months ago. I have hours of film footage, literally lying around my house that I’ve done nothing with– some of them I’ve never looked at after shooting them — and one night I decided I needed to divide and conquer, create a product that would express a common theme or thought, and the result is something I’m calling a video book. It is a chapter-based system, where each segment is dedicated to a single theme or idea. I call it a book, because it has a definite beginning, middle, and end … a dramatic crisis, and a conclusion. My first chapter is based on the protests that I witnessed in 2003 in Achern, Germany. During that time, in addition to witnessing protests with large crowds I took the chance at interviewing individuals and asking them very open questions about their opinions on American policy, the American people, and America in general. It’s amazing how the current political climate can paint the answers, but I found that the most important thing was listening. It seems that listening is a lost art in so many societies and I ultimately set down the goal to listen to people work through their opinions and feelings, without journalistic interjections. In this sense, there is catharsis to the act of listening and speaking– and holding back judgment and all other feelings, being the ear that listens and not the eye that scorns. This brings us to Croatia… I spent time in Croatia while I was in Germany, and fell in love with the country, the climate, and the people… but the time was entirely too short and I didn’t get to see the places I wanted to see. This time I am hoping to enter Kosovo, which is still under the administration of the U.N., or get as close to Kosovo as possible to conduct the same kind of project. I hoping for success… but from what I’ve learned so far, what you expect is never what you get. I wonder sometimes, if I went back to Germany now and asked the same questions of the same people as I did in those first few interviews– how would two years change their opinion?

]]> Von: martin http://www.errorblog.com/2005/09/08/86/#comment-93 martin Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:29:40 +0000 http://www.errorblog.com/2005/09/08/86/#comment-93 Yeah :-D Great! Thx for sharing some info officially with us. I'm not quite sure what you've been told by my Lady, so here are two phrases about me: Born in '83 in Poland, I moved to Germany at the age of three. I finished High-School in 2002 and have keen interests in Art & Design, Music, Writing and Photography. In 2004 I took up studies of medicine in Salzburg and therefor moved to Austria. Probably in '06 my parents will finally leave Germany (for no particular reason) and move to France. That's also why for me it's hard to say which nationality I own: I feel at home at any place in this world and love to say: I'm European, Baby! :) Btw.: You say you wanna go to Croatia an so? Film project? Wanna tell us more 'bout that :-D ? Yeah :-D Great! Thx for sharing some info officially with us. I’m not quite sure what you’ve been told by my Lady, so here are two phrases about me:

Born in ‘83 in Poland, I moved to Germany at the age of three. I finished High-School in 2002 and have keen interests in Art & Design, Music, Writing and Photography. In 2004 I took up studies of medicine in Salzburg and therefor moved to Austria. Probably in ‘06 my parents will finally leave Germany (for no particular reason) and move to France.
That’s also why for me it’s hard to say which nationality I own: I feel at home at any place in this world and love to say: I’m European, Baby! :)

Btw.: You say you wanna go to Croatia an so? Film project? Wanna tell us more ’bout that :-D ?

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