I am from Philadelphia, and I love it. I see the beauty of it, in the skyline, the sports fans, in the city culture, etc. I also know of a lot of the crime that happens in Philly, and I feel as though many people, inside and outside of Philly, focus a lot on that. If I can find enough source material, I plan to use videos from different Philadelphia newscasts that focus on crimes, and mesh them together in the beginning, and then eventually switch into showing the different side of Philly, and the beautiful parts and the beautiful people. I would also plan to include music, if I can learn to use it, that could shift the mood within the video.
Philly has been nicknamed “Kill-adelphia” in the past, and I feel like using that, and then switching to showing the good parts for something to change the watchers opinions, I guess. I really like watching those remix videos that including shots of news broadcasts going by fast, in attempt to show the extent of something. I want to do that, making all of the clips on crimes go by quickly, and then slowing the video down as begins to show the good and welcoming parts of Philly, including the parks, the sports, downtown, and everything else that actually makes Philadelphia great.
I have no experience with Premiere, and I might see this video as a challenge. I really want to use good transition techniques, and again, also experimenting mixing music with the video to bring the piece together cohesively. I found a good amount of videos I think on one of the Creative Commons/Public Domain resources that have a good amount footage on life in Philadelphia, like concerts and baseball games, as well as random civilians that I wuold like to use.
As someone who is from North Jersey, I am biased in disliking Philly. I hope that this remix could change my mind. I am unfamiliar with the beautiful parts of Philadelphia (except for concert venues) and hope to see the outcome of your project.
I am also from Philadelphia so I can definitely relate to this idea. The difference between the beauteous and disastrous parts of the city is quite shocking for someone who does not know much about the area. I am really excited to see what parts you chose to depict these two aspects of the city and can suggest some if you are needing help! I think maybe an interesting idea would be to use music from Philadelphia born rappers (Meek Mill for example) when showing the rougher areas because they grew up there and some of their songs must be about their childhood in Philly. This is a really cool idea and I think there are so many ways to view the city so it will be easy to find enough source video!