Excuse the squashedness...it was shot on widescreen.
Monday 30 March 2009
Rule Brittania Show
OUCH!
The hangover was bad, but we got some good stuff!
I have now captured all 3 tapes, including that of a performance I did last night at the contour fashion show (@ the Terrace bar), which i am sorely tempted to include in my doc..even though originally I was not going to put myself performing in it.
See pics below of Rule Brittania show and my Geisha performance at Terrace.
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Monday 16 March 2009
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Trip to Paris
2nd-5th March
Finally I shall get round to telling you about my trip to Paris last week.
Considering that my only previous experiece of Paris was one day of rain 8 years ago, with my parents and then being denied the opportunity to go up the Eiffel Tower...also then being denied a trip to the Dali Museum that I so wanted to go to, last weeks trip was a vast improvement!
I did make it to the Dali museum which was pretty ace, I sat and drank tea in THE cafe that Amelie "worked" in, I walked down Avenue Montagne and happened to accidentally end up in THE Dior shop (breathtaking!), drank alot of red wine and most importantly went and visited THE Moulin Rouge!
Ok so I didn't make it up the Eiffel tower, but i did stand underneath it and probably wasted a whole roll of film on it too.
But the Moulin Rouge did give me the opportunity to have a good starting point for my documentary. I can't say i was blown over by the experience and by far it wasn't the most thrilling part of my stay in Paris. The weather was overcast , it was rather windy and as you would expect there were alot of tourists....myself included. The Moulin Rouge itself has an entrance area open to the public, which has a display of lenticular images showing off various dancers and cabaret shows. This is accompanied by a year by year history of the moulin rouge, which if you have the time and patience...you will walk round and read. Me...I had a video camera and took the lazy approach of filming the info boards with a view to reading them when I offload my footage.
Having had a gander at all i could (without paying a fortune to see a show), I went and stood outside the Moulin Rouge across the street to get some stills and some footage. Following the success of "Fit Nosh" and my first attempt at presenting...I decided to take on my presenter roll once again. I thrust the camera into poor Andy (significant other)'s hands and stood in the middle of the street talking crap at the camera. This is when it dawned on me that I actually hadn't planned what i was going to say, and having only just visited the place briefly, I didn't really know that much about it.
So after a few takes of me muttering on about the "home of burlesque", we packed up the camera and headed to the gift shop so I could buy a nice little book that would help me out.
Whether or not the footage I got will make it into the final documentary, i do not know. Unfortunately i was not really in a position to go back and re shoot as we were staying with friends who were very kindly trying to show us around the city. There really was alot to fit into 4 days.
Despite all this I am very glad i went and if anything i guess this can count as research.
Since going to the Moulin Rouge I have done alot of thinking and have realised that my goals and focus for this documentary may have altered slightly and that i should be putting my all into the areas closer to home. The Moulin Rouge will deffinaely get a mention in my Doc, but for now my focus is with the society and the upcomming show "Rule Brittania". I think originally I may have been aiming to pack a little bit too much into something which will only be about 10-15 mins in length.
2nd-5th March
Finally I shall get round to telling you about my trip to Paris last week.
Considering that my only previous experiece of Paris was one day of rain 8 years ago, with my parents and then being denied the opportunity to go up the Eiffel Tower...also then being denied a trip to the Dali Museum that I so wanted to go to, last weeks trip was a vast improvement!
I did make it to the Dali museum which was pretty ace, I sat and drank tea in THE cafe that Amelie "worked" in, I walked down Avenue Montagne and happened to accidentally end up in THE Dior shop (breathtaking!), drank alot of red wine and most importantly went and visited THE Moulin Rouge!
Ok so I didn't make it up the Eiffel tower, but i did stand underneath it and probably wasted a whole roll of film on it too.
But the Moulin Rouge did give me the opportunity to have a good starting point for my documentary. I can't say i was blown over by the experience and by far it wasn't the most thrilling part of my stay in Paris. The weather was overcast , it was rather windy and as you would expect there were alot of tourists....myself included. The Moulin Rouge itself has an entrance area open to the public, which has a display of lenticular images showing off various dancers and cabaret shows. This is accompanied by a year by year history of the moulin rouge, which if you have the time and patience...you will walk round and read. Me...I had a video camera and took the lazy approach of filming the info boards with a view to reading them when I offload my footage.
Having had a gander at all i could (without paying a fortune to see a show), I went and stood outside the Moulin Rouge across the street to get some stills and some footage. Following the success of "Fit Nosh" and my first attempt at presenting...I decided to take on my presenter roll once again. I thrust the camera into poor Andy (significant other)'s hands and stood in the middle of the street talking crap at the camera. This is when it dawned on me that I actually hadn't planned what i was going to say, and having only just visited the place briefly, I didn't really know that much about it.
So after a few takes of me muttering on about the "home of burlesque", we packed up the camera and headed to the gift shop so I could buy a nice little book that would help me out.
Whether or not the footage I got will make it into the final documentary, i do not know. Unfortunately i was not really in a position to go back and re shoot as we were staying with friends who were very kindly trying to show us around the city. There really was alot to fit into 4 days.
Despite all this I am very glad i went and if anything i guess this can count as research.
Since going to the Moulin Rouge I have done alot of thinking and have realised that my goals and focus for this documentary may have altered slightly and that i should be putting my all into the areas closer to home. The Moulin Rouge will deffinaely get a mention in my Doc, but for now my focus is with the society and the upcomming show "Rule Brittania". I think originally I may have been aiming to pack a little bit too much into something which will only be about 10-15 mins in length.
Friday 6 March 2009
Paris - Moulin Rouge
Here are a few images from my trip to paris and my visit to the Moulin Rouge (a key-stone in the history of Burlesque).
For other details of my trip to Paris check out my Paris Blog!
Images from a book I bought about the Moulin Rouge (from the gift shop...also a flyer for the Moulin Rouge including prices for performances. EXPENSIVE!!
Research & Development
My research will comprise of the following:
My research will comprise of the following:
- Knowledge already gained from being a member of the Burlesque Society
- First hand experiece (as a Burlesquer
- Interviews with other members of the society
- Library research
- Internet research
- Interviews with people who work alongside the burlesque industry, hopefully Jo La Vey, a local corset maker. (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=217078799)
- Possible interview with Jeannie Finlay, director of "Goth Cruise".
- The ultimate bible of burlesque: "The Art of Teese/The Art of Fettish" by Dita Von Teese
I am also taking a trip to Paris next week and then in April I will be going to a 3 day burlesque convention in London....a great opportunity for both research and footage for the project.
Feasibility
As i said earlier, this is a topic which I have strong access to and have pleanty of contacts and opportunities to make use of during the project.
Possible risks/problems:
Filming permission in Paris & London (at events)
Timescale, London event being in April
Gaining backstage access to shows.
Time Plan
Week 23: Paris trip. Visit Moulin Rouge...also any other prime burlesque spots...maybe try and get to a real french burlesque show.
Week 23: Film at auditions for Demon Belles "Rule Britannia" show. Collect Vox Pops on the topic of "Burlesque" out and about in Leicester.
Week 24: Interviews; Luci King (Cindy Minx) founder of Burlesque Society, Shannon (Treacle Tart) , Emma Jennings (India Starr), Sammy Brennan (Betsy Von Blush) friends and fellow burlesquers, Jo La Vey, local corset maker. Possibly Jeannie Finlay, director of "Goth Cruise".
Week 25: Continuation of interviews. Film at weekly Burlesque Soc meeting, in the lead up to the show.
Week 26: Demon Belles "Rule Britannia" show, backstage and general event footage. After show Vox Pops from audience.
Week 27 part 1: Catch up on creative side of burlesque, nipple tassle making, feather fan making, hair piece making. Interview Darkteaser Burlequer: local proffesional burlesquer and dance teacher.
Week 27 part 2: Chaz Royales Annual London Burlesque Festival.
Week 28: Logging rushes, begin editing
Week29 & 30: On holiday
Week 31: Finish editing
Phew...alot to get my head round but really excited about this project now.
Emma aka Scarlett Soutine
xx
Links:
Demon Belles facebook page http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=58156976263&mbox_pos=20#/group.php?gid=5127487995
La Vey myspace page http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=217078799
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