Senior Capstone Statement of Intent

For my capstone project I have decided to make a video that will focus on life. As people, I feel that we sometimes let life pass us by when we get sucked into a routine. In my opinion we should cherish every single moment that life brings us no matter how big or small because we never know when a part of our lives could end. These moments could simply be buying a new car or moving away from home to go to college. I want to capture as many little and big moments that life has to offer any given human being. Having a wide variety of different shots is extremely important and is what will really make this special. The video will host a variety of tripod shots, hand held shots, and the use of a GoPro to create time-lapses. Since one of my main interests in film is editing, I plan on heavily editing the footage I gather to create a unique and visually interesting collage. Since different moments make us all feel a certain way, I also want to emulate those feelings through editing as well. For instance, during happy moments I could boost the colors and during sad moments I could give the footage a more negative feel through visual effects. The video will be extremely subliminal and host many underlying themes, one of the most prominent being time. By making this I hope that people can view life from a new perspective that shows them that time should not be wasted and to value each moment that presents itself to you.