Baltimore: what I think, what I know, what they say.
Baltimore: 10 things I think, 10 things I know, 10 things they say. from Andy Mangold on Vimeo.
For my Design Coalition course this semester, we will be doing 5 quick, one week turn around projects. The first prompt was 10 things I think about Baltimore, 10 things I know about Baltimore, and 10 things they say about Baltimore.
I didn’t really start to truly discover the city until I started riding my bike everywhere. I found myself more comfortable just going a direction without knowing where I was headed. So, I decided to try and show the world what it’s like to see Baltimore from the seat of a bike. This required me building a little helmet cam rig, and the results are a little shaky, but that is the nature of riding a bike in pot-hole USA. This was really my first time making a video from beginning to end as well, and while I am not thrilled with the finished product, I am glad I pushed myself out of my comfort zone.
For the “10 things they say about Baltimore” portion of the prompt, I thought it would be best for me to integrate video footage from outside sources concerning Baltimore. It would be inaccurate for me to sit down and guess what the outside perceptions of Baltimore are, so I used a combination of clips from interviews, travel TV shows, and The Wire to paint a picture of Baltimore’s portrayal in the media.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
2 Comments
Awesome job!
Minor critique, the ending was a bit abrupt. You might consider adding some more footage w/o narration (maybe with music) at the end as a chance for the viewer to reflect on what they’ve just seen and heard. Once the video stops, mentally I step out of the viewing experience and back into web surfer mode.
@Lokesh – Thanks for the feedback! I think you may be right; I was trying to keep it as short as possible, due to ever shortening attention spans and the fact that the song I have running through the background is pretty short, but it might have been worth it to add a softer ending to the whole thing. Perhaps I will go back into it and edit that song, throwing an extra chorus on the backend or something.
Thanks again!