videohead challenge

Louise’s prompt: “ Create a short piece which takes as its starting point TEXT (either written by you or some found text) and makes use of NARRATIVE."

Paula’s Response: 

Louise’s Response:

By now you may be thinking, what got into Louise Orwin and Paula Varjack to start challenging each other with video making prompts? What is their connection to all this and to each other? Read this interview at QueerCircle to hear more about the process behind this collaboration, their relationship to visual media, and the story behind the “No Euphemisms” club 

Paula’s prompt: Create a ‘fashion film’

Paula’s Response: VILANELLE SPRING/SUMMER 21

Louise’s Response: JUST LIKE HONEY

Louise’s Prompt: Create a short film which is a love note to your favourite kind cinema. Include 3 elements which are stolen from either a film, a director's style, or a genre. 

Louise’s Response: EVERYTIME

Paula’s Response: GARDEN NOIR

Paula’s prompt: Create a music video using only found footage and/or screen recording.

Paula’s Response:

Watch on laptop or desktop, sat on your own facing screen, volume high or with headphones

Louise’s Response