Interstitial - Hassan Pitts

When told that we had to go see your work a week before first friday, I was a bit stressed because my schedule is super crazy busy with finals and work.  I ended up going last Wednesday in between study sessions.  Of course I was in a shitty mood, and was expecting to be pessimistic about the work because that was just how I was feeling.  When the video started, I was definitely a bit confused, but the piece grew on me, slowly but hugely.  The double exposure plays with the fact that the act of shaving is such a repetitious event, and having the opacity change gave it a really creepy effect that definitely works because you switch it up what's in focus and what's not.  The thing that made it the most memorable for me was the intense music being played in the background.  I actually went with Blair while not many others were there, and boy we cranked that volume up.  You would expect such a mundane event to have either a soft, soothing tone, or no music at all.  The creepiness of the music made the boring very exciting and new.  I kept expecting something to go horribly wrong and you shave off an eyebrow or slice open your cheek. (first would be funnnnny!!! not so much on the second) There were certain parts of the video that would be excellent photographs, especially when one of you is looking down, and the other is looking straight ahead, causing a weird overlay of eyeballs on your forehead.

Overall, I found the piece very interesting and definitely a good break from my studies.  I came in angry and stressed, and left feeling a bit relieved and my mind racing. I feel as if you appropriately intensified the mundane.  Good work!