Self-Portrait Contemplation

I have been thinking a great deal about where to start with my self-portrait. Because I do not have experience in animation, I know that I am limiting myself to shooting with a camera. Lately, I have gained a lot of interest in photography ever since I bought a Pentax K1000, and I have been thinking about incorporating some of my photography into the film to punctuate moments contained within the moving image. Thematically, I feel that I should use one of my poems I wrote last year for one of my creative writing classes. And, yes, I will read it in voiceover.

Confession

I confess,

Like sitting on a toilet,

Releasing the guilt

That poisons my body.

And still I consume sin,

Just as the hypocrites.

I lie

On a pew after

The congregation departed.

This building is now

Hollow, and

I am

It's sole inhabitant.

This body is

The temple.

But my body resembles

This temple,

Occupied by an entity

That has been emptied of

It's Savior.

God is not

Where

He used to be.

I'd like to shoot images depicting a world that is barren yet heavily populated. I think that, when edited together, this piece should start off with a lot of symmetry and slowly fall apart, like deconstructing a puzzle. Concerning concrete images, I grew up on a farm across the street from a swamp, so I want the countryside to play a major role. I have also decided to stay away from incorporating religious imagery and churches; I want the voiceover to feed off of the image.

I'm gonna keep brainstorming....