Re: Project 2

My director is Steven Soderbergh, and my concept is distance, basically. He tells stories about characters who keep others at a distance using various objects, but who ultimately want to break that distance down and have some connection with others. His directorial style is held at a bit of a distance, too, because he says he wants to help his actors understand their characters and then "get out of their way." Visually, I focused on the objects the characters use to keep people at arm's length and tried to show the title as being at a place of distance but almost as if that distance is keeping it from breaking through.

I already know from drafts I printed yesterday that the blue on sex, lies, and videotape needs to be lighter to read against the gray of the video camera. For that movie, Graham uses a video camera to distance himself from others; in Side Effects, most of the characters use prescription drugs to distance themselves from themselves (and others); and in Out of Sight, Karen uses her gun and Marshal's badge as armor to keep people from hurting her. I didn't use illustrations because it didn't seem to fit with Soderbergh, whose work usually feels almost documentarian in its realism (partly due to his mid-distance shooting style). I wanted to use images that implicate the viewer in that distance, as well, because most of his movies seem to be meant for the audience to think about their own reality and perceptions/behaviors. I chose the dates in 2014 because the premiere of Sex, Lies was in January of 1989 (and looking at them, I need to change its date to the one in January--my b), so the purpose for the director's series is to recognize 25 years of Soderbergh making movies. So, that's where I'm at. I don't have specific questions, but I'm open to comments/critiques if y'all have 'em.