What would you do to get the shot?

When it comes down to it, it's not about what camera is used to obtain a shot but what the actual shot is of. Many filmmakers go the distance by sending their cameras into the air, under water, or even attaching it to their pet. But this filmmaker has to take the cake. Having stumbled upon a rattlesnake pit, they attached their GoPro to a stick and dove in to receive some amazing footage. 

As you can see these reptilian beasts reacted surprisingly well to camera for a bit, but eventually started to strike. I've never seen any sort of footage of the sorts.

It felt like a horror film as they began to attack the camera, but nonetheless the technology that we have at our fingertips these days is what enables this sort of filming making. A camera attached to a stick is all it took to enter this rattler nest and that hockey stick is what also enable the filmmaker to get it out after it fell off its mount.

It's because of the accessibility of this sort of technology that results with these immersive videos. It makes you not only wonder if the camera operator is crazy but also how you can take a simple set up and capture something brilliant. You won't be finding me near a snake pit like this anytime soon but I definitely will take the concept of this video and apply it to my work. Live the moment and think outside the box because this may just be the reason you walk away from a day of filming with a viral video.

The Six Word Story

After class on Wednesday, I began to think more about Hemingway and the six word story. Upon doing a little research, I read that Hemingway’s six word story is a type of flash fiction. Additionally, Hemingway published a collection of flash fiction stories in the form of In Our Time, which I’m now interested in finding and reading. 

As someone who occasionally suffers from writer’s block, the six word story seems like a great way to get one’s thoughts out on the page and help promote creativity and succinctness. I want to practice writing six word stories so I can have some ideas for potential short films I would like to make.

Furthermore, I noticed that a teaser poster for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid game featured a tagline in the form of a six word story imposed over the protagonist, Snake. The use of the six word story on the poster is unique, as most games simply display artwork from the game with the title and a release date. This poster does none of that; instead, it shows the protagonist, the six word story, and the game developer’s logo in the corner. This seems like a fascinating way to generate interest in the game while not revealing too much of the plot, which I think it will leave fans of the series eagerly waiting for more information on the new title.