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Video Project Proposal

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After careful consideration of topics that I would what to show the world, I realized there is no better topic for me then climate change. As to what aspects of climate change I will focus on, I will just have to see where the project takes me.

I considered what types of media I would use. I do have a favorite informational video on why we (the United States) need to address environmental concerns. I would use pieces of his audio with different video that paints a more vivid image. Ultimately I need people to stop denying climate change because it is easier to swallow. This idea is from Big Oil pushing their best interest on our economy, by brainwashing the people.

Here is the link to the above mentioned video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zORv8wwiadQ

I would want to focus on videos of the earth in different stages. Mostly utilizing the slice feature of premiere and moving clips and audio around.

The message I would like to get across in this piece is the danger that we pose to our ecosystem, and in turn ourselves. I have always believed in this quote:

“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children.” -Audubon

The quote really spoke to me. I think about future generations, even my future offspring living in a different world than us, since we ruined this one. They should get to enjoy the beauty of the earth in the same way that we do. We should learn from the past generations, and see that the trajectory of their decisions is heading in a dire direction. I’m glad I will have a chance to create the message I want to portray to my audience.

 

Blog post 1: Sail by AWOLNATION

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Cat Jump Fail, is a a cat video paired with a rock song to make an entertaining video. The music seems to be perfectly crafted to the cats every move. The beat drops, and the cat turns his head. When the lyrics begin, it is timed perfectly with the cat’s journey through the air. There is also a double meaning as the lyric being sung is “Sail” as the cat is “sailing” through the sky, but also sarcasm since his journey was seemingly unsuccessful.

One type of media in the video is the home video of a cat on the prowl. The video features a pet attempt to jump across what appears to be the deck of a house. The name and health status of the cat remains unknown, but due to the nature of the video, it is assumed the cat lands on all four paws and sustains no injuries.

The other sample of media this video pulls from is a song by the band AWOLNATION called Sail. The song actually has very dark undertones in the lyrics. It touches on mental health issues, namely ADD and suicide, with the lyric “Maybe I should kill myself (myself)”.The song, which spent 79 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, gained mainstream popularity despite its dark meaning.  The meaning of this song on its own is in stark contrast to the meaning of the remix version involving the cat visual.

This video gained popularity across Facebook, Tumblr, and YouTube. This video is received with laughs and humorous re-postings among friends, family, and colleagues. It falls into the category of “cat videos” on the internet, and is meant for a similar audience. The visual part of the remix is still geared toward the same audience, however, the song is being utilized in a different manner than intended. The song and remix video ended up gaining mainstream popularity and were probably enjoyed by similar audiences in the long run.