After looking at the different websites for source video I was inspired by the sports related video. Being an athlete, I’ve always enjoyed watching, attending and most importantly playing numerous different sports. Not only does the action captivate me but the risk and danger of professional sports in particular has always left a lasting impression. I feel as though the public views professional athletes as people who are rich for no reason, or have little to show for their wealth. But I tend to see this culture very differently.

Looking over these source files I saw many action based sports clips that grabbed my attention. I intend to use these as the basis of my project. But what I want to focus on is the risk and danger presented daily in these athletes “work.” Starting off with impressive plays and combinations I want to introduce the glorified side of the profession and let viewers be comfortable with my main ideas. But then I want to mix in certain sports accidents, wipe outs, tackles, illegal conduct and dangerous play. I will keep a consecutive order and only show the clips featuring the “risk and danger” for a sport after showing the clips featuring the “glorified actions” of that same sport. This will show the differentiation and the shocking truth of a sport that I’m trying to uncover quite clearly.

I’m not exactly positive what sports I will be including because it fully depends on what material I am able to find. That being said, I would like to focus on football for the effects on the head from tackling, soccer for the effects on the legs from tackling, race car driving for the effects on the entire body from crashing, and finally hockey for the effects on the entire body from both hits and fighting involved in the sport.