Baffle

My word is baffled. The definition of this word means to to confuse, bewilder, or perplex. The original concept for my still image was the back of a confused person, overlooking a confusing scenario. The original scenario was supposed to be a labyrinth. The original concept for the video was to have a sequence of images, which resembled or showed events that puzzled the human brain, and ‘baffled’ you. I chose to put still images of pacman, flash mobs, and labyrinth. As time went on, I realized some of these clips became harder to find, so I decided on taking and shooting clips of people walking, mazes, and traffic jams, because those were much easier to find. The image I used for my still, is Alison, with her arms out in distraught, overlooking a sea of cars. This picture describes baffle because to me, a confusing scenario many people find themselves in, are traffic jams. With this, I took a picture of one of the busiest, most crowded highways in the world, and added the back of a confused looking Alison. My video consists of a sequence of clips. It starts off with people walking, and over the course of the video the people walking keep turning, as if they’re walking a labyrinth. The 30 second video also consists of traffic, a rush of people, more traffic, birds in flight, and other confusing events. The video ends with the people from the same people, walking, and stopping. I added a ‘heartbeat’ sound to the video which builds suspend and makes you wonder what’s going to happen, and when nothing happens, you end up confused. I think my video and still image relate, because throughout the video there are many many clips of traffic jams, and because the still image itself is a traffic jam, they tie together. The technical process for this project was a long and tiring one. But it did teach me a lot. It taught me how to properly use a D3100 and how to upload the pictures onto iPhoto. I’m very happy with the way my project turned out. I think my video and still image show the definition of my word properly. If I had more time, I would have maybe added a better soundtrack to my video, or gathered my clips, and spend a little more time on my still image, but I really am happy with the way my project turned out.

Enjoy J