I'm a sucker for simple videos like this and can really appreciate what goes into making them. As I strive to jump more into video, it is interesting to stay tuned and watch what other people create to help give me ideas for future work. The coolest thing to me about a video or even a photo is the mood or feel it can convey. A lot of the video work I do, I focus on sharp focus, straight lines, clean shots, accurate color, cutting to music and a few other little things. I mainly shoot real estate videos, but it is nice to have the freedom to shoot whatever I want, however I want rather than following my standard rules for shooting real estate. I have been messing around more with video and hope to come out with something to show from it soon enough!
Watching this video, I felt like I was just placed back in time with the jazzy music and choice of filming in black and white. There was no sound aside from the music in the background and no need to add any audio because it would take away from the feel of the video. Filmed at night and only in parts of New York, a lot of the shots were urban and grainy which also gave it a unique look. All together, the shots were great, the simplicity of it all was perfect and the video was entertaining to watch. It is the short simple stuff like this that always grabs my attention and gets me to want to go out and shoot more video.
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