As part of my ANTH478 course for the Summer 2020 Term, I am required to keep a project log. Essentially, the project log is a journal of my progress using film in ethnographic and documentary contexts.

I have never used video before, and so the learning curve is particularly steep.

For this video, I went around my neighborhood with the intent of establishing a setting, and using cross fades and blurs to transition between shots. I wanted to capture the peaceful feeling of walking around my neighborhood on a sunny day, and I think it turned out alright. Mostly I was excited by the fading techniques I used, because prior to that I was just using hard cuts, which undercut the peacefulness I was trying to capture.

Anyways, here’s the video.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1l0CNLbgzVuInXsvEcxs8CosX2HZEANyt