James Smithson

James Smithson is a filmmaker who works as a self sufficient unit. He films, directs, produces and sometimes acts for the camera. He works with no structure, only a vision. The aesthetics is the most important aspect of his films. Generally there is little or no speech; it is all focused around the image. His intention is to create something that is interesting and beautiful out of something that is generally quite mundane and dull. His style is quite poetic almost like a visual essay. There are elements of documentary and elements of narrative. He films very intense angles that capture close facial expressions and hand movements. For James, the magic of the film doesn't occur until the point where it is produced and edited. He puts the clips together almost like a collage or montage of footage elegantly put together.

“Untitled”, Still from the Film