Video proposal :
Our idea for the video project is to film the livelihood in NYC’s Chinatown. By filming from the perspective of a Chinese child growing up in NYC, shows the comprehension of two identities. In this film project, we brought in our memories of growing up in a Chinese community. Expressing our longing for home in a foreign Country. The technique we chose for this project are stop-motion and time-lapse. Through stop-motion, the intermittent texture represents our memories from our childhood. For example, making wonton with our parents. And through time-lapse, we decided to film the whole view of China town merging with the NYC skylines. Representing the merging of the two identities in one city.
Who: People around China Town
What: the cities livelihood, exploration of a Chinese child running around China town, exploring his culture and identity.
Where: China town
When: from Friday to Sunday
How: taping a camera to the hips, recording alternative sounds
Materials: Have reserved a shotgun pro kit with windshield and a zoom H6 Kit, cameras ( Nikon, Canon, Sony), lenses ( 15-75mm, 100mm, 35mm) Tripod, Tape.
Sound: instrumental Chinese music, alternative sounds, example: Bao
Role: using a hand-held camera shooting live views, acting as the child’s parent, Annie’s taping the camera to her hips, mimicking the perspective of a child.