This is part of the raw footage I shot on Thursday. The only editing done was trimming the clips to show this particular shot and its effect. I uploaded this so I can discuss my thoughts on it, and jot-down ideas which I have from it. I think I may try cutting it so that the clip is jarred, where it cuts between, back and forth in different times in the shot (so the people and movement within the frame is staggered and does not read in a chronological, smooth order). This will add to the idea of the less typical presentation of skateboarding – a more experimental and poetic way of presenting.

I really love the way that when the boys walk up the top of the street, they become out of focus and they disappear as it cuts to the next shot where the sky’s clouds have also moved. This is what inspired me to try out cutting between in an out of order fashion.

The moment where Zak walks up to Louis T, singing a silly phrase which they laugh about and puts his arm around his shoulders, I find really lovely. This seems to be a caught-off-guard moment showing companionship rather than your usual skating video where skaters are seen solely performing tricks and perpetually hurting themselves / being “tough” or “showing off” to one another. This is more of a soft side to the skating culture, showing how it’s a team activity in a different light, where this hobby actually bonds them – rather than competition based.

It’s relatively silent and then when they travel down the hill, it’s only the skateboards which you can hear. I like the idea of just using the sounds which the camera has already recorded for this – if I were to skip between segments of the shots which I cut up. There may be too much going on if I add a soundscape… I’d like to have the focus on the disjointed sounds you hear in each segment and how they change when the skateboards are further away or nearer to the camera.

(Also can’t figure out how to get the black framing out, except right now that’s not really a vital issue to resolve – more focused on getting the work completed so I have a visual presentation of what I am talking about.)