I don't have much to say on this documentary in terms of influencing my camera work ideas other than the beautifully simple shots. The shot composition is just a pull focus on the subject's hands on their hands which contain the contents of the subject's pockets. The idea is simple and so wonderfully filmed.
When it comes to filming Michael Phoenix being interviewed and making violins in his workshop, I would like to achieve a similar style in shot composition; using the DSLR to pull focus on the specific tool he uses. The colour correction and saturation etc used whilst filming Pockets creates a bright, colourful atmospher, enhancing any colour seen, as the subject matter is simple and happy (for the most part),unlike The Archive in which it is really about a man who has to give his lifelong passion up due to a financial crisis. Therefore, the filters appear grey and drawn of any colour, much like the life has been drawn out of the subject and the his passion.
For our documentary, I would like to find an inbetween of filters; so it's not too brash with the colour but not drawn of any warmth. I would ideally like the documentary to have a warm outlook bringing out the classic, deep brown of the violins. I would especially like the documentary to appear warm because Michael Phoenix works on his violins by candlelight at night, which could look beautiful on camera. In addition, I like the snippets of face interview shown in Pockets as the camerawork shows extreme close ups of their mouths/eyes etc, which I find much more aesthetically pleasing - much more than a traditional interview set-up. The subject (the content of their pockets) is quite intimate and so is the camerawork. I believe Michael Phoenix making violins by hand in his small studio is also quite intimate and I hope to capture this.
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