Marika's Final Project "Hands"

--My final project incorporates the use of my hands and how they are used to perform daily tasks. Simple tasks may include braiding hair, to typing on a keyboard. Hands have a unique and almost fluid motion that is very rhythmic. My film is divided into separate segments, each with two distinct tasks of how my hands move. For instance, my first segment: shows me braiding my hair and also doodling on a piece of paper. I thought these hand performances complemented each other because the doodling has a very curvy, unique pattern to it, similar to a French braid when it is done. I chose to use a lot of transparency in my piece, because I not only liked the effect that it gave, but I also thought it brought my concept of hands to life. My sound piece is a combination of rain, the sound of frogs (because they were making noises in the rain), typing on a keyboard, tapping on a desk, creasing paper and doodling. I thought my sound piece incorporated a lot of obvious aspects that my film portrays, but adding the rain added a feeling that was natural. After all, rain is part of nature and our hands are a natural feature that we are given when we are born.--