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This is a short piece of edited footage from day 2 of filming. It’s quite disjointed, but I actually like that effect as it strays from a typical “skating video.” I decided to distort the sounds from the clip by exporting them from the clip and playing around with them in GarageBand. They’re quite jolty as well, to team with the peculiar nature of the shot changes.

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Clearly the environment which I shot my footage in, is also not very typical of “skate culture” which further removes it from the classic way which skateboarding is often captured. The incorporation of falling into the leaves adds a texture and playfulness to the clip. I really loved the sound of the leaves crunching around him and want to play with that a bit more in GarageBand. The steady sound of the skateboard coasting down the street I find kind of soothing, compared to the other sounds a skateboard makes when being used – I may have a go at teaming the solid sound with imagery which doesn’t match up, this reinforces the idea that it’s not keeping to its original form, how skating is usually viewed and listened to in recordings. I think I’d also like to utilise the little bits of laughter and cut sections of them speaking to one another up, and rearrange them (sound decoupage!) I love these moments because they’re so natural, but then toying with them will reimagine this friendly, “crew” aspect – changing into something less ordinary.

Collaborating with these three was really good because we are all good friends and they had some good ideas of their own to contribute which was a plus. Two of them live together, and one is always at their house anyway – so that’s ideal for teeing up with them. However, they’re often busy with work, uni (like myself) or musical endeavours during the day time so we don’t have regular time together in this setting. I feel like it has worked out quite well though – this footage at least. I’m going to aim to make a few more short pieces with this footage and see if I can work my magic to capture some more.