Snowpocalypse

There were so many snowpocalypses the last 20 months or so in Ireland, it's hard to remember which one this was.

I didn't have my camera long when I shot this. The snow had just fallen and I wanted to try to capture it. I loved how manic the dog was, she was so exultant about the snow, loving everything about it and understanding nothing. I shot everything in monochrome because the sodium lamps are virtually monochromatic, giving off a very narrow spectrum of light, and there's almost no colour information when you shoot in colour. Sometimes this is fine, but I didn't want a screenful of yellow snow! I kept the cutting style of the video rough, unexpected cuts and lingering shots...I think the B&W evoked a feeling of vintage home movies. The flash towards the end of the clip is actual lightening.

The music, for anyone wondering is Shape of Things To Come by Bear McCreary, composed for Battlestar Galactica. It's worth listening to the whole piece since I just took the beginning. It finishes quite epically. The piece is a companion and conclusion piece to Passacaglia from the same TV show.