In my narrative, I wanted to convey my experience being torn between Cuba and New York. I lived in Habana, Cuba for the summer and underwent a lot of growth and life changes. All of that action, makes it hard for me to adjust, totally, to being in the city. I’m not necessarily satisfied with being here but I’m content and able to draw parallels to my summer story. My narrative, weaves spanish and english together, mirroring my thoughts that are bilingual as well. Below is my narrative:
La turquesa turquoise
La bandera de Cuba the Cuban flag
Salsa y reggaeaton
verde del ejército army green
mi habitacion my room
living with the love of my life
el beige beige
the in-between
constantly thinking about mi ultra pais my other home
pero I’m here in New York, I can compare but how often does it match up?
Rojo red
back in the car
taking it all in
las fiestas everywhere you look
baile por the aritias, for the ancestors, for the tourists
azul celeste sky blue
mi habitacion my room
living with the love of my life
Rosado pink
Llavar mi ropa con mi vida mi Corazon washing my clothes with my life, my heart
Rojo red
Laughing for hours
N’ blossoming like flowers
El beige beige
the inbetween
because im not there and im not here
pero im in New York, laughing again, not necessarily as strong but I can’t just have one home
azul celeste sky blue
dull
el beige beige
dull
dull
aqui y alla
meaning here and there
In order to blend the videos going back and forth between New York and Cuba, I decided to create a color story of transitions. I felt the colors were soothing and aiding in helping the mind perceive two different places of time in space in one short period. My story board is a very clear picture of my vision.
I was very excited to illustrate my ideas in Premiere Pro, its a skill that I’ve been waiting to cultivate for a while. Editing was the most pressing and time consuming part but the end result was better because of the time commitment. I played with the contrast and slow/speed features to manipulate the feeling of time throughout my video.
http://vimeo.com/240651388
