0:43 ‘They took away our fire’ - as Holmes gestures with a finger as he tries to recall a memory.
I really like that moment, too. It's one of the shots that I chose early and never changed.
0:56 ‘What minds’ - while we’re looking at a distorted Holmes through the glass.
I'm so glad that you liked that clip! I was searching for ways to visually convey Holmes's confusion without relying solely on shots of him looking confused :) I thought that image of his silhouette behind blurred glass was evocative. Similarly, there's a line about "our tools and our reason" where I use the image of a notebook covered in black dots. In the film, it's explained that Holmes inks a mark for each day that he notices he's forgotten something. It seemed a good image to show that his 'reason' was increasingly full of black holes, and that he was so self-aware about that process that he was actively, and somewhat morbidly, documenting it.
2:55 ‘What fine design’ - the ceiling shot moving into the shot of the flower.
I love that little parallel, too. I knew I wanted to focus on a flower for the 'fine design' line, in homage to ACD Holmes's Naval Treaty discussion about the rose, and I happened to notice that the pattern on that beautiful golden ceiling in the Diogenes Club was shaped rather like an iris. Human artistry imitating that of nature. I enjoyed that.
3:20 - ‘And now we just try to survive’. Holmes and his housekeeper waiting together to see if Roger survives.
Yes, I was so happy that the shot was long enough that the music faded down to one voice while the close-up moved to their joined hands. It worked out very nicely! If the vid has a theme, I think it's that human connection is what saves Holmes in the end, and that he finds his peace, not in the reparation of his imperfect reason, but rather by learning to reach out to those around him with greater awareness and kindness. That closing sequence focuses on his hands reaching out, and on the happy and idyllic retirement that finally comes within his reach.
I'm so happy that you enjoyed the vid, and thank you again for such generous and thoughtful comments!
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Date: 2018-12-30 04:29 am (UTC)I really like that moment, too. It's one of the shots that I chose early and never changed.
0:56 ‘What minds’ - while we’re looking at a distorted Holmes through the glass.
I'm so glad that you liked that clip! I was searching for ways to visually convey Holmes's confusion without relying solely on shots of him looking confused :) I thought that image of his silhouette behind blurred glass was evocative. Similarly, there's a line about "our tools and our reason" where I use the image of a notebook covered in black dots. In the film, it's explained that Holmes inks a mark for each day that he notices he's forgotten something. It seemed a good image to show that his 'reason' was increasingly full of black holes, and that he was so self-aware about that process that he was actively, and somewhat morbidly, documenting it.
2:55 ‘What fine design’ - the ceiling shot moving into the shot of the flower.
I love that little parallel, too. I knew I wanted to focus on a flower for the 'fine design' line, in homage to ACD Holmes's Naval Treaty discussion about the rose, and I happened to notice that the pattern on that beautiful golden ceiling in the Diogenes Club was shaped rather like an iris. Human artistry imitating that of nature. I enjoyed that.
3:20 - ‘And now we just try to survive’. Holmes and his housekeeper waiting together to see if Roger survives.
Yes, I was so happy that the shot was long enough that the music faded down to one voice while the close-up moved to their joined hands. It worked out very nicely! If the vid has a theme, I think it's that human connection is what saves Holmes in the end, and that he finds his peace, not in the reparation of his imperfect reason, but rather by learning to reach out to those around him with greater awareness and kindness. That closing sequence focuses on his hands reaching out, and on the happy and idyllic retirement that finally comes within his reach.
I'm so happy that you enjoyed the vid, and thank you again for such generous and thoughtful comments!