Ello & La

Ello & La

Ello & La was the last filming I did. I had looked over the filming I had done to see what memories and emotions I had captured already. With ‘Jane’ it was quite a serious topic and sombre emotions. Joe was quite light hearted and happy. Matt was a mixture of both. With Ello, I knew immediately that I wanted to ask her to recall a memory with friends. She is naturally a very happy girl and always talking about good times she has had.

Half way through filming another friend came in. This made it easier for Ello to speak. They were both very natural with each other there, and talked to each other rather than me, so it didn’t feel such an interview-type video. I originally had planned for 2 close sisters to talk about their relationship and fun memories, but I couldn’t find the right people. But with Ello and La it is evident in the film the closeness of their friendship and the relationship they have with each other. I think it turned out for the best that La arrived unexpected and agreed to talk as they reminded each other of certain things that happened throughout the night they were talking about. It also just seemed like them and how they behave normally. They were able to laugh with each other, rather than be aware of the camera.

They talk about a night that although not memorable for any particular reason, they just had a good night with other friends. I like the closeness of their relationship and it shows in the film as they constantly finish each other’s sentences off.

I asked to do the filming in Ello’s room as I knew her room was filled with photos of her friends and of photos of her going out. This related well to the film as photographs capture memories and her photos are also showing her friendships.

Ello & La Transcript

Ello & La transcript

Its hard to think of one thing because, I’m trying to think of something funny. Well I got one, um, were you there that one night when we all went out and my make up got rubbed off? Were you there? The girls night. We went to Barfly and it was like a good night but also a really bad night.

[Asked why it was good]

Because, I’m sure you were there. There was loads of us there and we all got really really drunk and it was bad because I started crying and all my make up ran off and then La was going round, she did my flicks that big. And Amira was going around patting stuff on my face. It was so funny. Oh god I think me and La we fell over because we were spinning around. It was funny. I’m just trying to think of what else happened that night. I just remember Amira going around patting stuff all over my face. It was so funny. I’m just trying to think of what else. Wait there I got to think its hard to think of something that really makes me laugh.

Oh wait here’s La. Surprise surprise. La Laaaaaaaaaa.

[La joins and also speaks about the night and friendship]

(Ello – black text. La – green text)

Do you remember, when, the night we had the girls night and my make up came off because I was crying for some reason. I don’t know what it was over Gar. And you drew my flicks that long.

Do my flicks and I went Ok.

It was it was like. [Does motion with hands]

It was literally

I never could have 1 night of them. And Amira was going around patting foundation on everyone.

She was chasing you around like and.

That’s all I remember from that night.

And you found a feather.

Yeah

You found a feather in the street and you just went.

And put it as my headband.

And you were walking like this.

And we went to Live Lounge. And there’s a video of you and this guy.

And you’re just like.

I’ll hate you if you put that video up. And I’m like singing that ballad.

We were just like, we just didn’t know what happened. We just woke up and we were hungover and talking about going out last night. And just remember my head hurts. And it was just like.

It was just us dancing and an old man. Right after this random guy. That was really bad.

I stole a jug of wine.

We were with Tom Philin? Weren’t we? Did Ellie come?

It was Anthony and someone else.

Anthony? Anthony?

Yeah, Anthony was there.

Anthony? Vaughn?

Anthony Vaughn.

Can’t remember. Can’t remember.

NO! That wasn’t it either!

That was totally different.

I remember there was this guy holding a jug of rose

And you went round and nicked it?

And ran away. And I had a glass of rose and a jug and I was like rawr.

Thing is we went to Live Lounge, Cuba Cuba or whatever it was called then. All I can remember is me and you being there. Where did everyone else go?

I don’t know. We just turned up like.

There was like a group photo of us somewhere. And where is it La? NO! Esther was there.

Esther was there.

That’s the night up there. Who took the photo? Because I don’t know where they all went.

Esther, and she like passed out on the chair and this guy, and this guy was like so you going out? And Esther was like foaming at the mouth. Like asleep like foaming on her shoulder like arrr

Where was Lo? Because Lo was there. Who else was there? Betti.

That was so much fun.

It was like me, you, Zoe, Betti, Amira, Esther, Sarah, Lo.

Do you remember I deleted like all my photos from the night?

And we were like no.

I was so pissed I didn’t know what I was doing to my camera. I’ll just delete lots of photos. All the photos we had were like. And you and your eyes! And a dirty feather in your hair. That you found on the street. Because you were rolling around like. Weee ooo. Like, and I had just done your eyes. I just like used the eyeliner like a fucking crayon. Just went. Because I tried to flick but you blinked as I did it. So I had to do it to the other eye.

I remember one being that big and the other that big.

I think we should do it again

Why so people can laugh at me?

No. So we can go what’s wrong with your face?

I don’t know why she was doing it. She was like stay still stay still.

I love how we do that when we laugh we’re like.

Because we’re trying to hold our faces on.