One Minute in New York

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A One Minute Film in New York was a very interesting project. Given such a short amount of time to grasp all the footages I originally planned to film was somewhat very challenging, additionally, also because you never know what would happen in New York. I also found it challenging to edit my film just given the fact that the film was in New York and I wasn't able to go back there and redo scenes that I wanted to do, or scenes that I thought of during my editing.

My film connects to my larger thesis project because it is relevant to "Falling". Originally only working with photography, I decided to portray this by making a video. As Kerry Starbakka once said, “Human Condition is always in this state of falling, and it’s our reasonability to catch ourselves when we fall.”  I believe that there are also times when people are unable to catch themselves. Through tension, a one minute film in New York shows the story of a helpless and falling person.

Next Assignment:
Make another video.

New York Video Project

I want to use the video camera as my eyes, and to put myself into an action movie by capturing the essence of me going on a mission, fighting, balancing, and finally falling.

Have Fallen

Every story has a beginning, middle (things that happen in between), and an ending. To be fully honest, all three stages fascinate me in different ways. As for now, I'm experimenting and determining which is more important to me. Or perhaps, the three stages are all worth exploring.