Johnson+Emily-+video+research

Experimental Video Research:

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====This video is called "The Chase" and is by an artist named Syafiq Latiff. The artist used various techniques throughout the video including: sound design, film, and multimedia. By recording his voice and incorporating background music, Syafiq made the video more lively and intriguing, all while using the sound design technique. Filming this at many different angles and speeds allowed the film and multimedia techniques to be included too. The video is fascinating to watch because of the random change of subject. Going from the man running, to the sky, to sand, really makes the watcher think about what message the artist is trying to get across. The scenery has many different colors and textures that make you feel like you are in the video too. There is also a lot of contrast between the different lightings that allows you to feel the different moods in the film. The music makes the video feel slower, as if the main theme of the video, time, is slowing down too.The only words spoken in this film, "What is time?", relates to our lives because it really makes you wonder.====

media type="youtube" key="hZcTUGQ19Jg" width="560" height="315" This video is by an artist named Arkamaya and is called "Short Afternoon Journey". The main technique is film and multimedia because it is a motion picture. I chose this video because while watching it, you can feel the emotion being portrayed by the artist. So much tragedy and poverty shown that it's hard not to feel the sadness and weakness demonstrated. Starting the video out with a bright light shining is intriguing, and then contrasting that with the sad scenes shows how much the mood and feel of the film can change. There's so much movement and perspective that it makes you feel involved too. This relates to our lives because it really shows you how things really are and that a "Short Afternoon Journey" could show a whole other side of the world.

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Dennis Dindinger created this video and calls it "Angst". There is a glitch technique used towards the beginning that really sets the tone/theme of the film. The rest of the video was filmed using film and multimedia techniques and switching up the angles of how things are shown. I chose this video because it reminds me of the anticipation you feel during a scary movie. Anxious to know what's going to happen, especially because of the intimidating music playing in the background. The contrast of dark sky and white moon in the beginning really gives off the creepy vibe and then is followed by slow movements/rhythm that keeps you on your toes while you watch.

media type="youtube" key="Uh4oFGmUooQ" width="420" height="315" The artist behind this video is named Lara Samancioglu and she did not choose a name for this film. I chose this video because I think it's cool how we see things moving forward and then it switches to reverse. It's like how in our lives, we don't always need to move forwards, since we're not used to moving backwards we don't know what awaits us there. There is a lot of contrasted colors in this film as well as a lot of movement, both forward and backward. The music in this video was important because it kept a steady tempo when everything in the video was changing, going forwards and backwards which demonstrated that our minds should remain steady no matter which direction we're moving.

media type="youtube" key="wZ5Cl9a2XJ4" width="560" height="315" This video is called "Halusinasi" and is by Awka Arifin. The film technique was quite evident and I chose this video because you can feel the character's confusion throughout many parts of the video. The colors were dulled and edited which made sense due to the confusion that was shown at many different times. This relates to our lives because when we imagine things that aren't/can't actually happening/happen we will just lose ourselves in the confusion of the moment.

media type="youtube" key="3puTnhc7x6Q" width="560" height="315" This video is called "Awake" and is by Rubben von Gutti. The film technique is shown since it is a video, and I chose it because I think it has a cool message. Everything is peaceful and calm, but you need to wake up. There was a lot of texture especially in the beginning with the raindrops on the leaves. There was also a lot of movement and rhythm like when the clouds in the sky were moving. The background music was important because it was a slow relaxing song that shows how peaceful things can be. This relates to our lives because we cannot remain in fantasies forever, we must face reality.