Music Video

This is a music video, not by MGMT, but by an apparent fan. There seemed to be some issues with him making this video because, the rumor is, people thought that MGMT were the ones who created it (that it was the actual music video for their song "kids"). If you check it out on Youtube you can see that there have been over 9.5 MILLION views for this video!! That is more views than any of the original videos that were actually posted by MGMT!!

As for the video, it is basically a bunch of clips of television shows that were smashed together except for the scenes where we see two people "singing." I think that the video itself goes along nicely with the song; they are nice visuals for the audio at least. I also really enjoyed the scenes in which he actually filmed of his friends; the lighting, makeup/costumes, the camera angles etc..

Decide for yourself...



This is another one by Death Cab for Cutie that I just find to be an interesting narrative that goes along with the song.... It is pretty cool and I would suggest watching it.

Some Stop Motion for Everyone...

So here is a pretty cool stop motion video of what many may consider to be the "average" day of a middle class American. The lighting is really bad at points, but I like the idea of a stop motion that goes through the entire day. I wonder if they were really ambitious and filmed it all in one day or if it took many because I can only imagine how long it would take to make a stop motion video this long. I also really like the song in the video but, having never heard it before, I am not sure if it is one by the person who posted the video or if they just borrowed it. Either way it is kind of neat to watch...

Response to Carrie's Post

That was really interesting and I cannot help but wonder how long it took to film! Stop motion is very tedious and time consuming, but it turned out well with "smooth" motion. I really liked the ending when they began to ride the bike together, it was cool

http://carriesmediaproduction.blogspot.com/2009/02/omg-stop-motion-best-is-last.html?showComment=1234842000000#c3650723823957574682

Fiction Film

So we are getting our cameras today and venturing off into the wonderful world of video. I am quite excited about this project because a) our script is pretty cool and b) I am, for the first time, actually not scared of the camera or Vegas 8. I think this is going to be a fun adventure and I am really excited to see the final product. After watching some of the fiction short films from last semester I feel like we really have a shot of making this look semi-professional/not amatuer! Hopefully it all turns out. I'll keep you updated...

Reading Scripts

In looking at different scripts I decided to read "The Wizard of Oz." I enjoyed reading it and getting inspiration for how to structure and write my script; there was a lot of dialogue and was straight forward, like most scripts. Next to most descriptions of scenes there were also camera shots, giving the reader the ultimate picture. You can see it at http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/wizoz.txt

Fictional Inspiration

This is a video from Brandon who was in my interactive media class last semester. I really like his camera work and his attention to small details in building the character on his adventures home. When I saw this I honestly couln't believe that it was a student film for a class project. Another thing that I like about this video, and most of his other videos too, is that there is almost always this faint music in the background; it sets the mood. In making my fiction video I would like to take inspiration from some of Bradon's videos such as this one because of the quality of it and the humurous plot line, the character building (i.e. when Nate gets into the car we see his feet fumbling), and the different camera angles that he uses.