Suda Zhao's Video & Film Projects
Dreamscape Carnival, Video Innstallation, 2023
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Video Installtion
This is an audio/video installation exhibited at IDM, NYU on December 14th, 2023. It offers an immersive journey into a daydream-like realm, characterized by surreal visuals and ambiently remixed soundscapes. It seamlessly blurs the lines between reality and imagination. Collaboratively created by Suda Zhao and Rachel Duan.
Video Letters, Video Art, NYU IDM Senior Project, 2024
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"Video Letters" is a video installation consisting of improvised diary-style video letters journaling from March to April 2024. This installation is set in a night study room where I usually journal my thoughts. There are six separate videos projected from the ceiling onto blank books that lay flat on the desk covered with a black tablecloth. Near each book, there are indicators of when they were journaled down and sent out. The audience could write back to me with the stationery and envelope on the table, then put it in the mailbox. They could walk around the desk, experiencing an intimate but fluid experience. Inspired by "Video Letter (1983)" and Jonas Mekas's diary films, it uses found footage, original material, and found sound. Emphasizing spontaneity over detailed plans, it experiments with excitement by embracing the randomness and dailiness of life. It's an experimentation in self-expression through moving images, echoing the nature of unconscious expression. With the use of AI, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and real-time processing techniques, this project deconstructs the aesthetics of writing letters through the process of video creation. (Learn More)
Canned Flesh, Thriller Short Film, 2020
Synopsis: A male ogre, who lives at home and has a penchant for canning human bodies, is caught on a hunting mission by another killer. The protagonist receives empty cans of human flesh sent by the killer for several days.
The Cat Day, NYU Student Feature Short Film, 2023
Synopsis: In the midst of her demanding life as a student at NYU, a young woman awakens one day to discover she's undergone a bizarre metamorphosis, now inhabiting the body of a feline-human hybrid. Struggling to navigate her new form and the challenges it presents, she endures a tumultuous day at school until an unexpected encounter with another student who shares a similar canine transformation offers her a glimmer of hope and understanding amidst the chaos.