AUGUST
I have found a wealth of gestural footage taken from the final of the Champions League. It is the ISO of close ups of the captains of both teams which has been shot at double speed so it can be slowed down without any quality loss. It is incredible to watch these men react to the game as thousands of people are watching and shouting, investing huge amounts of emotional energy and tension in them. The men are Brazilian and French, which are both expressive gestural cultures.
Because the camera is trying to capture the footage as the men run around unpredictably, the camera angle is always moving. This adds a great perspective dimension to the footage, like the viewer is trying to capture the meaning of the gestures, as they would do in communication. The footage I had shot myself had a very static quality, which felt too staged.
I intend to draw over the footage to make line drawings of the gestures.