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=A Day in New York= Please watch in 1080p + Full screen with headphones on to get the full experience! media type="youtube" key="Z_8LWMytydE" height="480" width="853" = Description:  =

This piece/video was created entirely using the "GoPro" camera, and edited in Adobe After Effects. This video shares my day in New York the day I went to the MoMA, and Times Square. My aim was to give a 'point of view' feel to the viewer of this video, and follow the beat of the song the entire time. = ** Analysis: ** =

I was influenced mainly by Casey Neistat's editing style, and Philip Bloom's filming style, even though I didn't incorporate Philips technique. I tried my best not to replicate their distinctive characteristics, and used my GoPro for my entire shoot instead of using a normal point-and-shoot camera. ** What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how? ** I used my GoPro Hero HD 2 camera with a head strap and wore that through my entire day. I would point the camera down to the ground hoping to get my legs in the shot so I can cut to the beat. It was very difficult to get that shot since I could not see what I was filming. The GoPro does not come with an LCD screen in the back. Even if it did, you could not fit it into the water housing/skeleton housing to view it while you are filming. The LCD screen is separate, you have to buy it on its own for $99. When editing this video (which took about 30 hours) I received a lot of critique from various people including friends who have stopped by for a visit, and helped me make a decision on the length of my video. The advice was not the most helpful/useful advice I've ever gotten but it was some advice, and I have also shown it to people to get their opinion. ** Clearly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement - ** I think the weakest portion of the video might probably be the ending. I feel, that if I had more shots, I could've done a better job at the end, and made a powerful and more complete video. Another weakness would be how I could not frame the shot to my legs, and failed to do so which caused me to have a lot of shots that were just looking to the ground. ** Clearly explain the strengths of the piece – ** I think the most powerful portion of this video, is when the video splits into 2 sections, then continues with 4. I also think I did a good job on editing/cutting and matching it with the beat. ** What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not neccessarily just the theme. ** I think I could develop this further into a longer much more general/broad video of my "Flight to New York" with, possibly, the same editing technique but not with just the GoPro.
 * What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project? Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style. **
 * How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful? **