1ST YEAR EXERCICE: MAKE A VISUAL POEM IN A HAIKU STYLE
- thème School News
- date 08.07.2020
Haikus are meant to convey a short idea on a topic through the senses and putting the emphasis on emotions.
Hélène Blanpain used this definition to assign her 1st year students under lockdown to make a video haiku.
Hélène Blanpain, editing teacher, asked her 1st year students during lockdown to make a short film with the following rules:
- Maximum length of 30 seconds
- 6 shots max.
- Using public domain images, video, and music databanks.
Once the rendering was over, each student had a chance to watch and assess the other students’.
Here is the list of the short films and their director:
- “Dévore” by Thomas BONNIN (Devour)
- “Folie en quarantaine” by Maxime VEIGNEAU (Madness in quarantin)
- “Âmes esseulées” by Paul TOUBOULIC (Lonely souls)
- “Dissidence sentimentale” by Charlotte DAVY (Sentimental dissent)
- “Confinement” by Quentin VINCENTE (Lockdown)
- “Ère grise” by Léonore MALENFANT (Grey era)
- “Le crépuscule du soir” by Aurélien COSTES (Dusk in the evening)
- “Le départ” by Jean-Marie BOUIN (The departure)
- “L’envol” by Claire MAZELLE (The takeoff)
Make a video haiku
Exercise brief
Haikus are meant to convey a short idea on a topic through the senses and putting the emphasis on emotions.
The question students had to answer in a visual manner was: “How to translate a feeling into a plastic production?”
Rules and restrictions of the exercise
The students had to respect the following restrictions:
- Direct a visual Haiku, putting a sensation, a feeling, an emotion into images
- Several options for images: shoot your own material respecting the usual technical and aesthetic criteria and/or collect good quality shots free and available on royalty-free images, video, and music databanks.
- Possibility to use titles or voice over to reinforce the message across
- Use of public domain music and sounds (credits)
- Give the visual haiku a title highlighting the director’s intent
What is a Haiku?
A haiku (俳句 aï-kou) is a short poem. It is a format developed by Japanese poets. They are often inspired by nature, a beautiful moment, or a powerful experience.
Haikus express a sensation, like a snapshot translating an emotion, a fleeting feeling: they are meant to convey a short idea on a topic through the senses and putting the emphasis on emotions.
“A haiku is simply what is happening now and here.” Bashô (1644-1694)
“In the haiku the instant is written” Roland Barthes
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