Marz-Walking

My idea for this assignment is to film one of the hallways of PHS during passing periods to encapsulate all students and their interactions with one another as they walk through school. To help me accomplish this, I will use a combination of low angle shots, medium shots, and closeup shots of the students as they walk from class to class.

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This is a music video by the band "Low vs Diamond," and it is titled "Don't Forget Sister." It depicts the band on a drive through town, but the film focuses on something else--each band members fingers, which are hanging out the window making finger-walking motions as the street blurs past. This gives the audience the impression that it is the fingers that are walking and running on the streets like a real person. My brother showed me this video a couple years back, and I was immediately in awe at the sheer innovative nature of the video, because I had never really seen any video--music inclined or not--that did something like this, which is why I chose to include the video. It inspires me because it is different, it is fun, and it is creative, which are elements I want to incorporate in my own video. This music video also shows that the definition of walking and running do not exclusively apply to humans, or even animals, which is another unique aspect I could look at.

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This is an experimental video by Byron Caplan, and is much more simplistic in nature. It depicts people walking about, going through their daily lives, but the artist has manipulated the footage by adding negative filters to it, which--to me--almost dehumanizes the people within the video because no individualism can be clearly seen. I chose this video because of this de-individualization, which gives me a heavy concept to draw inspiration from. I could incorporate this idea by playing around with the filters in Imovie to help better convey the message behind the video I shoot.

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This video, created by Yoon Cho, depicts a woman walking through a desert, experiencing nature. I chose this video because of its naturalistic setting, but also because of the various camera angles utilized. The woman starts by filming her feet as she is walking, which is a camera angle I have always found interesting because it allows for a unique, truncated perspective that allows the viewers to hone in on the individual and what the film is trying to tell us. A long shot is also used of the woman walking through the desert, which helps viewers to see the woman in conjunction with her surroundings, and how the two aspects connect. This has inspired me to incorporate connections like this by utilizing different camera angles.


 * 1) Why did you choose the video? How does it inspire you?
 * 2) Who made the video and what was it about?
 * 3) What is your proposed idea for this project?
 * 4) How will have these videos influenced that idea?
 * 5) What experimental technique will help you achieve your vision for this assignment?
 * 6) Be sure to provide the link where you found the video and the name of the artist who created it (this may be different from the user who posted the video).
 * 7) Link your name to the page you've created.