3 Perspectives Video: A Lonesome Berry

 
For this assignment, we were tasked with creating a four-seven minute video that utilizes three unique perspectives. In retrospect I'm not sure how strict the length was given that some projects utilized a shorter runtime effectively, but I decided to tackle a four minute film. I had recently gone through some tough times in my personal life, and so the idea was born to explore a vague "loss" of a loved one.



In brainstorming, I knew I wanted to incorporate some animation. This ended up being a game of working smart and cutting to narration when appropriate, as completing a fake cartoon in a week was a big challenge. I'm pleased with the integration of it, with the characters on a CRT TV reacting in shock to the student abruptly leaving his room. Voicing the characters and making the audio sound vintage was also a lot of fun!




I'm less of an on-camera actor than a voice actor, but I tried to do my best with the storyboards I had made and the idea in my head. I filmed in the perspective of the cartoon characters, an onlooker, and the POV of the student. Shot composition in a live-action format is a weaker ability of mine compared to when I draw a scene, but I used a tri-pod to film around my college campus and ended up with some angles that surprised me!





One of the most challenging parts of this project was the editing. I had all my footage, but organizing it in a coherent way that reached a solid four minutes took some creative thinking and shot choices. I enjoyed finding copyright-free music to add to my scenes and I'm happy to have made this short. It feels a bit heavy-handed to me since I acted in it and found some moody music, so I'm unsure of how my emotions toward it will change with time. It was a more raw piece that I might feel more comfortable keeping on the private side. In future pieces driven by earnest emotion, I will probably feel more comfortable when its two actors or drawn characters that do not physically resemble me as much.

Here is the film if you wish to watch it!

https://youtu.be/64tW0Y3uRe4?si=0M8ma9R_zdemU3Rl

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