Final Version Of Sights And Places

The experimental version of this was very, very rough as I still didn't know exactly where I was going with it on both video and sound levels, so it's nice to formulate and get a final piece finished.

The major changes I made were to get rid of the white text on black screen that introduced each places. I thought that as in some of the pictures you can read what it says and work out where it is, that perhaps the inclusion of the text that preluded each one was a bit too much and slowed down the rhythm. It would flow better and give people something more to concentrate on if the pictures just followed one another.

Sound was something I was worried about for this video but as it's more about the visuals, the idea to just put the monotonous sound of the road behind them all was appropriate. It kept the theme of the road trip going and suggested the means of travel as well as keeping viewers in the frame of mind. This video was all about demonstrating that if it wasn't for being a football fan and these places, that the journeys wouldn't have been done, the miles wouldn't have been covered and I'd have had nothing to record and so keeping the dull tones of the road behind the visuals was important.

Something else I added was the inclusion of two other clips that featured radio in them. I didn't have as many radio clips as I'd have liked but these two add something different that none of my other videos have because it's a different soundscape and it's the only video that really gives insight into conversation in the car.

Also, I added more pictures into the video that followed of various sights or places that I photographed while making the journeys. For the weather one it helped illustrate and prove I had and some of the images are literally a flicker on the screen and force you to try and snap into gear and work out what it was.

Generally, I'm very pleased with this video and feel it works. It might have a calmer, less in your face feel than the others (particularly Lost) but it does what I intended and is a much more personal insight into the purpose of journeys and why I spend hours driving around and what makes it all worthwhile.