A study of the wipe transitions from Desert Hearts (directed by Donna Deitch, 1985) that have been slowed down and feathered with a pink overlay. An homage to Catherine Grant and her video essay, Dissolves of Passion (2015), vimeo.com/145070069
Dayna McLeod
Embodied Media Encounters: Dayna McLeod
I wanted to focus on the seams of scenes and shots touching, through multi-screen and look at how repetition effects the content. I was also drawn to the sound of the bullets when I cut the sound with the image, noticing that the aural power of the gunshot was not with Louise for her first […]
Onscreen Cameo: Dayna McLeod
Using an endoscope, I bring a in-depth feminist reading to the landscape of Thelma and Louise.
Embodied Sound: Dayna McLeod
I had used contact mics in 2018 as part of a residency sponsored by Media@McGill at Ada X in Montreal with Nik Forrest and Jackie Gallant. We were experimenting with my vaginal canal as recording studio and did some recordings to figure out what Uterine Concert Hall was and was not using a contact mic […]
Supercut: Dayna McLeod
I started off this supercut thinking I wanted to collect instances of characters touching each other in Thelma and Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991). However, because I didn’t want to re-show any part of the attempted rape scene, I started cutting out all of the men and focused on when Thelma and Louise touch each other. […]
