I LIVE IN THE CITY AND LEAVE EVERYTHING ALONE (final project 3 video)

I Live In The City And Leave Everything Alone





Coming to school in Milwaukee was a change from a small town, and this video is an attempt to express the feelings of being overwhelmed in a new place. Eventually, though, you find something that centers you and calms you down and makes you feel like you're at home again.
- Cameron Walker

Video Production Started on Wednesday Nov. 1, 2006, until Sunday Dec 17, 2006.

Project 3 Video, Light Capturing Trek

Trek Area: Lake Park, City Streets, And The Lake

Setting #1: The waves on the beach.

Setting #2: Cars flying by the camera and high speed.

Production Strategy #1: Take pictures from the lowest angle possible.

Production Strategy #2: Take pictures for 5 minutes, standing in only one spot, all around you.

Project 3 Video, Sound Trek

Trek Area: Lake Park, Streets, And The Lake Itself.

Soundscape #1: Ambient waves crashing on shore in either microphone to give a calm feeling to whoever listens to it.

Soundscape #2: All emcompassing and loud traffic rushing by so the listener is overwelmed.

#1 Best Of... The Retreat (with sound)

Lowest possible angle retreat from the door to the street. Walking sounds added.

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#2 Best Of... Sidewalker (with sound)

Lowest possible angle video, moving down the sidewalk into some leaves. Traffic sounds added.

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#3 Best Of... Everywhere At The Lake (with sound)

Taking pictures in one spot for 5 minutes at the lake. Lake sounds added.

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#4 Best Of... Fake Flower Circle (with sound)

Lowest possible angle video circling a fake sunflower I found in the park. Sound of leaves and a plastic bag.

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#5 Best Of... Water Falling (with sound)

Lowest possible angle video of a drain, with an hollow, empty sound.

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#1 Best Of... The Retreat (no sound)

Image sequence moving away from house at the lowest angle. I was thinking about making this one end in the road with car sounds, like there was a hit.

#2 Best Of... Sidewalker (no sound)

Lowest angle video of camera moving down the sidewalk, with human like turning motions. I was thinking of adding walking sounds to this.

#3 Best Of... Everywhere At The Lake (no sound)

Video sequence of me taking pictures in one spot for 5 minutes, down at the lake. I would like to have a central image to come back to to base the video on, which I will work at.

#4 Best Of... Fake Flower Circle (no sound)

Lowest possible angle shot that circles around a fake sunflower that I found. I like the idea of the artificial life surrounded by the real life.

#5 Best Of... Water Falling (no sound)

Video using the lowest possible angle I could get, looking down into the drain while it was raining. I like the continuous streams of water at different angles around the shot.

Ten Curiosities

1. How can I get the camera in the water?
2. Where can I find better shots?
3. What else can I find around the lake?
4. When would be the best light to film?
5. What time of day would be the best to film in?
6. How can I make my shots more interesting?
7. How can I make the beach more interesting?
8. How can I get the waves to sound better?
9. When can I get better sound?
10. How can I get better sound?

10/23/2006 - The Lake

The Lake

When I finally got to the lake, during my Trek, the sun had disappeared behind overcast clouds and the waves of the water were gray and turbulent. I was almost hypnotized by the movement of waves as I walked in the sand, the wind whipping around me. I couldn’t help myself, as I began to take long stretches of video of the waves from a million different angles, even standing so close to the water that my shoes got completely soaked, and I didn’t even move to dry ground because I still wanted the shot.

What could be that interesting about watching the movements of water?

Trek03 Area

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