This video was my final for my "Intro to Design Rec." class. It was created around the middle of Novemeber. The assignment brief was to represent NYC and show people who have never been here what NYC is like and some sense of "urban transaction". I decided to make a video through the use of Adobe Premiere Pro to show NYC through my eyes. My main goal was to show the diversity of NYC and how many different cultures cohabitate and are going through the same struggle everyday on this small island. I also really wanted to demonstrate all the different sides of NYC that one can stumble upon just by walking around. I would say I achieved all the goals I was aiming for with this assignment. The only area that I was lacking in visually through out the video was showing "urban exchange".
I was mainly inspired by the HBO show "How to make it in America". It's about a couple of friends living in NYC trying to make their own clothing line. The way the show was shot and its tone really resinated with me. I wanted put my own spin on this type of tone and really have that come through in this video.