Lawrence F Mesich
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I WAKE UP SCREAMING / AS THE WORLD TURNS
 
 

SINGLE CHANNEL VIDEO | HD | 5 min 28 sec
2012
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DESCRIPTION
 
I Wake Up Screaming / As The World Turns is a single channel video that depicts a phone conversation between a 'couple' that escalates, emotionally and physically. The video draws equally from tele- and cinematic conventions of soap operas and film noir, and, using a single performer to occupy both roles, abstracts and essentializes the melodramatic tropes of each. The video uses a combination of camera techniques (slow motion, close-ups, depth of field) and performance practices (overwrought facial expressions, evocative gestures) allowing it to hover between histrionic tragedy and comic absurdity. The unconventional soundtrack by Sam Hillmer (as Diamond Terrifier) amplifies the tension and anxiety depicted on screen.

Video © 2012 Lawrence F Mesich
Music © 2012 Northern Spy Records

Read an interview with Sam Hillmer a.k.a Diamond Terrifier discussing his album and the video

Links:
northern-spy.com/products-page/kill-the-self-that-wants-to-kill-yourself/
diamondterrifier.com