Containers (Short Film)
2023
This is a short film exploring the relationship between civilization and nature, through the wandering journey of one individual. It was filmed on a DSLR camera in San Francisco and Angel Island, with color grading and film artifacts added to lean into the limitations of the footage. Every sound effect in the film was added in post as well, through the manipulation of recordings from free online databases. The soundtrack to the film is entirely original, and consists mostly of variations on two themes representing ‘adventure’ and ‘beauty’, in addition to a shorter theme for the book that appears throughout. The combination of synthesized and acoustic sound sources in the music is intended to reflect the intermixing of buildings (or containers) and nature in the settings depicted.
Starring: Owen Hamilton
Directed by: Ilan Salomon-Jacob & Owen Hamilton
Camera Work: Ilan Salomon-Jacob & Owen Hamilton
Editing: Ilan Salomon-Jacob
Original Soundtrack: Ilan Salomon-Jacob
Sound Effects: Ilan Salomon-Jacob