ELEMENTAL - My Earthy, Artsy Music Video / Short Film
This film was a FINALIST in the 72 Hour Filmmaker's Showdown, which I participated in for several years during the World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler, BC.
I edited other films that made it to the finals, but I shot and edited ELEMENTAL almost entirely by myself, and did the drumming and some of the vocals. This was back when my last name was Koric (my ex-husband helped on the film, too! The link at the end goes to his website. If you want to check me out, Steemit is best.) I don't even remember what year this was shot, but probably 2002 or 2003.
That's me in the film, drumming and dancing. I wrote the poem as well, part of which I translated into Sindarin, the language created by J.R.R. Tolkien, used by the elves in The Lord of the Rings.
I actually posted the poem before, but it's been 9 days, and I hadn't dug the film file out of the basement to post yet, so here it is again:
I WALK WITH MINDFUL STEPS, a poem by Katrina Ariel
I walk with mindful steps
And peaceful breath
I am part of every breath and
Heartbeat of this planet
Every tree’s roots are intertwined
And all the earth is one
The fire of the sun will ever circle
And water flows endlessly into itself
Earth is my body
Amar nin rhaw
Water is my blood
Gaearon nin iar
Air is my breath
Gwelu nin thul
Fire is my spirit
Naur nin faer
I breathe love
Thuia meleth
Within the heartbeat of
Im-hun-dringa en
Forest voices
Taur lamath
Golden sky
Malthen menel
Voices of light
Lim o lamath
Sindarin words in italics above. Some translations below:
Forest – Taur (also means great, king, vast, overwhelming, huge…)
Golden – Malthen
Sunlight – Glawar (also radiance)
Sky – Menel
Voices – Lamath
Clear, sparkling light – Lim
Peace – Sidh
There are various Sindarin translators, dictionaries, and tutorials online. If you head off in that direction, enjoy the dive down the rabbit hole created by Tolkien and his fans!
Peace! @katrina-ariel
Girl, you have talent!!
Loved the scene by the fire. Fantastic!
Thank you so much! This was a ton of fun to shoot and tricky to edit, but super satisfying to see it on the big screen when I made the finals! :)
Sweet drumming! And I like the bright blue skirt - so swirly. :)
Thank you! I got married in that blue skirt once. lol! I wanted something I could wear on more than one occasion. The marriage didn't last (parted as friends), but the skirt has, and I still love it! :) Glad you enjoyed the drumming, too. I've had that drum since I was 15. It's a long-time friend.
That's a great idea! I've never understood those expensive wedding dresses that are only worn once.
Now I wanna go camping...you get more and more interesting ya know it? Good job on the editing. You still do video work?
Why thank you! I don't do much video work these days. Most of my equipment stayed with the ex in the divorce. I don't even have a decent editing program on my Mac. But I was recently asked to judge a film festival, which was pretty cool, and I'll always love the art of filmmaking. :)
Well, once we get you earning enough from those fabulous posts, you can get some new equipment :)
lol! Sounds like a plan. ;)