projecttwo



Accounts Recievable:
 “Suppose everyone has a box, with something in it: we call it a “beetle”. No one can look into anyone else’s box, and everyone says he knows what a beetle is only by looking at his beetle.- Here it would be quite possible for everyone to have something different in his box. One might even imagine such a thing as constantly changing…”

Ludwig Wittgenstein in Philosophical Investigations


Biff is an average guy, with a home, and a job, and probably some friends. It would be safe to say that he probably stays safe, tucked away under the radar, where no one would notice him, and he just blends into the background of his occupation. But in his place of work, as he sits in front of a computer typing randomly, and occasionally moving the mouse, where he looks more average than ever, it is not what it seems. As we enter his “box” and Biff dives into a pool, he escapes his present job, and changes his world of reality into playing chess, riding a bike, making a salad, playing the guitar, painting, and enjoying moments that he creates. This film starts with a long scene of Biff sitting at his desk. This scene is long, and should leave the viewer feeling bored, and a little uncomfortable, as if they shouldn’t be staring at someone for such a long time. But as the typing fades and the camera moves toward Biff’s box, the audience suddenly sees him standing on a diving board. Then he jumps into the water and a series of exciting images come and go. Constantly changing. Until his salad of thoughts is complete, and he resumes back to his job. My very talented friend Shuan Bruce and I filmed this short project around Austin and edited it with Final Cut Pro. It featured the local Austin band The Octopus Project.