Jhue Kelly

10/23/12

Video Blog

Introduction:

Life has a different direction for us all and they say life is what you make it. To me we all have
something special to offer the world. The thing that we all do better than the next person is be ourself. There is nobody on God's green earth who can be you better than you can!

 

Life is a Ride  

This is a portrait of Brain Kellett. This video was done very well. The topic of the video is about a young man who views life as a ride. The visual narrative is done well. The pictures tell the story without having to use many words. The video starts off with a scene of a wheelchair and then someone rides up on a bike and takes off in the wheelchair. Already you know that this video had something to do with a person who has to get around in a wheelchair, but you wouldn’t know why at first. As the video went along the pictures started to tell the story more. It showed the young man in the hospital after some sort of biking accident. The strongest part of the video is when the man used a posted note to explain that he wouldn’t change a thing about his past and that now his ride is more meaningful than before. The song captures the mood of the visual imagery very efficiently and helps to move the story along! This video shows how life can change suddenly and force us to adapt to its changes. The camera framing is very good, you can see the images in frame and they are clear. There isn’t really nothing bad that you could say about this video. The title “Life is a Ride” is depicted throughout each second of this video and leaves no questions for the viewer to ask!

 

My Most Important Portrait

This is a portrait about a man who lives and struggles with obesity. This video is done very well. The topic of this video is about a man who is obvious depressed about being obese and decides to set goals to lose weight. The video uses a lot of words and language to get the story across, however the visual imagery is done very well. The video shows a man sitting in a chair next to a chalk board. This is a cool way to show what a person is thinking. As the man ponders his thoughts they appear on the chalk board, along with some voiceover. The video goes on to show the man setting an obvious goal to lose weight. This visual imagery is done creatively. The man is spinning in circle as the chalkboard shows his weight and how much his has losing overtime. The strongest part of this video is when the man shows his progress report and realizes that he has a lot more weight to lose, however he makes a very strong statement. He realizes that this is a continuing process and knows that he has to let go of the past. The past representing his old self before losing the weight. This video leaves it up to the viewer to decide if his conquest to lose weight was a success or a failure? The music and sound effects are done well and the video images are all in frame and clear. Overall a great message as well.

 

 

Self Portrait of Trent Pekkala

This portrait is about a student who obvious loves music. He is using objects to express himself and the visual imagery captures who he is as a person very efficiently. This video is done very well. The video starts off with a door swinging open showing the inside of a college student’s dorm room. It is obvious the student has a love for art and music. This is show with various shots of guitars, banjos, and many different photographs taken by the student. He is also part of a band and works for The Upbeat Productions crew. This video is really straight forward. The video images metaphorically depicts the student and the show the viewer the things that he is passionate about, music, art, and Ale 81 soft drinks. The video doesn’t have a defining topic; instead the student himself is the overall topic. The only weak point about this video is the ending. It shows a man with an axe standing in front of a door. On the other side another man is hold a knife and looks terrified. This doesn’t convey anything to the viewer about the student beside the fact that he may enjoy horror movies. Maybe the student could have used some text to clear up the message for the viewer to as what was the reason for the last minute horror scene. The music sets the mood and moves the story along well. The video is shot in frames and the images are clear. Overall this is a good self-portrait.  

 

Conclusion:

Life can sometimes deliver us a low blow, but it is up to us if we want to give up or go on. It has been said when life gives you lemons make lemon juice. I chose the first two videos because they represented struggle and triumph. The last video appealed to me the most. The reason why I chose that one is, because I also have a love for music and art.