METHOD EDITING (PART ONE)
I think everyone's heard of the term "method acting". It's when an actor like Christian Bale immerses himself in a role by losing over 60 pounds for The Machinist. Or when Jamie Foxx wears eye prosthetics to experience blindness to play the role of Ray Charles.
As I begin post-production work on Artie's story (who is an incredible 62-year old blind athlete for those new to this blog), I wanted to apply the same idea to my editing. That is, experience life through Artie's point of view and incorporate that experience into the film.
So I decided to begin wearing specially-modified sunglasses that I cannot see through (not even peripheral), except for a tiny hole on the right lense. Artie suffers from an eye disorder, retinitis pigmentosa and has lost most of his vision except for a small area in his right eye.
The plan is to wear these glasses for several hours at a time over the next few weekends. I started wearing them today at home. It was a lot harder to do everyday things like eat, walk, watch TV, and browse the Web. But to experience that really gave me a greater appreciation for what Artie (and all Achilles athletes) has to go through to participate in endurance sports.
Next weekend, I hit the streets of New York (with the help of guides of course). Stay tuned.
DLM
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As I begin post-production work on Artie's story (who is an incredible 62-year old blind athlete for those new to this blog), I wanted to apply the same idea to my editing. That is, experience life through Artie's point of view and incorporate that experience into the film.
So I decided to begin wearing specially-modified sunglasses that I cannot see through (not even peripheral), except for a tiny hole on the right lense. Artie suffers from an eye disorder, retinitis pigmentosa and has lost most of his vision except for a small area in his right eye.
The plan is to wear these glasses for several hours at a time over the next few weekends. I started wearing them today at home. It was a lot harder to do everyday things like eat, walk, watch TV, and browse the Web. But to experience that really gave me a greater appreciation for what Artie (and all Achilles athletes) has to go through to participate in endurance sports.
Next weekend, I hit the streets of New York (with the help of guides of course). Stay tuned.
DLM
athletemovie.com
SUBSCRIBE TO BLOG: RSS + Email | SHOP: ATHLETE Movie Store