Samantha Louise "Sam" Taylor-Johnson OBE (born Taylor-Wood; 4 March 1967) is an English filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. Her directorial feature film debut came in 2009 with Nowhere Boy, a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles songwriter and singer John Lennon. She is one of a group of artists known as the Young British Artists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Taylor-Johnson
I looked at Sam Taylor Woods work the video I selected was Still Life showing the life of fruit. The images are light as if a classical painting. She does this as a time lapse video which is really interesting, along with the video he plays a piece of mellow classical music. The sound that goes along with the video initiates feelings to accompany you throughout the video. To see the decay of the fruit and how it happens lets you reflect on life and death, it gives insight to how we don't actually see or notice someone or something changing until the time draws near to an end. Once the process comes near to an end, whether that's the death of a person, animal or decaying fruit you suddenly see the raid acceleration of death! Everyday there had been change which the eye failed to see happening until its right in front of you and too late. I appreciate this work by Wood as it lets you go through the video and really reflect about life itself while still acknowledging the work of the still life. I would like to try and recreate a video with this deep meaningful underlying message throughout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJQYSPFo7hk 13th November 2015
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