Deanna’s Film Program

Camera People

1984, 7:17

Friends react to being "on camera." Filmed in the early days of super 8, and optically printed onto 16mm film.

Film by Deanna Morse, with Chuck Peterson, music by Jay Round.

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I had lots of home movies scenes where people react to the camera.

I had lots of home movies scenes where people react to the camera.

I started grouping camera responses.

I started grouping camera responses.

I asked people to lend me their movies.

I asked people to lend me their movies.

Editing storyboard: trying to match content and centers of interest.

Editing storyboard: trying to match content and centers of interest.

Early notes for organizing the footage by content.

Early notes for organizing the footage by content.

Chuck Peterson optically printed the film with me.

Chuck Peterson optically printed the film with me.

We emphasized reactions by slowing them down.

We emphasized reactions by slowing them down.

We laughed a lot.

We laughed a lot.