#2diconicmiami

[cesartistic]

ICONIC PLACES

For this assignment, I chose to use my digital camera to document a really fun day at the fair with some of my friends and my closest friend. I wanted to make it sort of like a lost footage video and give it a very early 2000s feel. I even added a song from one of my favorite artist PinkPantheress, who is known for doing very old-school PC music which is very reminiscing of the Y2K aesthetic. I also like that with the lyrics of the song and the food that you can kinda get a sense of like maybe this is a video from like when someone used to be alive and then they will never see them so it’s like a yearning video kinda of reminiscing, the good memories of someone who passed away.

[migueld789]

My idea for the third project was to use my backyard as the iconic place since im close with it as i spend alot of time outside in it watching my dog. I made my dog the center piece of the video by making sure i got a camera shot of her in the beginning and end of the video while the rest of the video is me exploring and showed off the rest of my backyard and what it looked like.

[michael-viciedo]

ICONIC PLACES: FINAL

Student Name: Michael Viciedo

Title: Hiding in Young Memories

Dimensions: Variable (Performance)

Materials Used: iPhone 11 camera, iMovie editing software

Statement:

In this week’s project we were tasked with creating what is essentially a video compilation of various shots of a location in order to give it importance. An idea I thought was neat, especially considering my lack of video-creation experience, was to flash between an area important to my past, and one important in my present life. The park in the footage is one which I used to go to as a young boy, and one that has brought plenty of memories, good and bad. I grew up there, broke my arm there, made friends there, and it’s changed so so much. I wanted to immortalize it in the un-colored “memory” portions of the project. I chose FIU MMC as my important present location, as my life practically revolves around my studies at this point. The stress of everyday life as a college student was captured through harsh audio and bright colors, which juxtapose the calm, quiet memories from my childhood which I wished to hide in for the video. In the end, you can’t escape the present, therefore I ended the piece with a quick shot of me sitting down and excepting my position in college as a student, despite how utterly stressful it is.

[sharonnassimos]

Iconic Places:

The iconic place I decided to choose for my project is a park by my house called KSP. I actually learned how to play soccer there with my dad and we used to eat empanadas there which is super random, but the memory is so vivid every time I come here. Also, since the project was choosing a location that resonates with you, I chose this hidden soccer park by my house. It's not really hidden, but I feel like this was the place where I grew up and identifies with me as well as holding a personal connection to it. I also decided to choose this song to the video because it was a song that was playing on the radio the day I was with my dad and I remember it vividly as well.

[nicolec06]

Iconic Places

My main theme in this project was to show the Miami Open. It is an event to which I go with my family once a year, so the whole day and place has become something special and time to be together. For this video I decided to use different transitions that showed several parts of my day and change but in a fun way. As it is an event of a lot of fun and movement, I wanted the video to reflect the same thing, being fast and with active music. I really liked the result and I feel that I was able to capture the atmosphere well.

[zahrahin3d]

Iconic Places

Medium: iPhone video

For my project, I wanted to capture the nostalgia and calmness of my Mosque and Elementary and Middle school. My elementary and middle school is attached to a mosque that I’ve been going to since I was little. In this month of Ramadan, my mosque holds “Taraweeh” prayer which is an Islamic prayer that happens in Ramadan during the night time. I filmed most of my shots during this time as I wanted to capture the serenity and focus on worship inside the mosque. I flip between scenes of loud noise and stillness to show how on one side the mosque is playful and inviting to all such, as the children, yet it is also a place of worship and silence. For my shots, I thought it was important to include the playgrounds and the children playing because it hints at my own childhood as I grew up playing in the same playground and mosque. One thing I noticed was the sounds of birds chirping in some shots and I think that added to the overall nostalgia that this place holds for me.

[brianablondet]

Iconic Places

I decided to choose the portion of the assignment that illustrates a location significant to myself, and for that I chose to go with my ride home. The idea of this piece was to capture the nostalgic scene that we all experienced as a kid, where we would fall asleep in a car after a long journey and end up back in houses. Usually as kids we pay less attention to the road, as we fall asleep to the music but there's a uniquely familiar sensation that we can all feel that allows us to become aware of just how far we are to our comfort, our homes.

[amanduh-nicolee]

ICONIC PLACES: FINAL DOCUMENTATION

CLUBHOUSE. Smartphone video camera. No dimensions available. My intent with this project was to capture a public space that is nostalgic to me. I chose the bathroom building I have seen in the golf course attached to my backyard every day for the past ten years. I chose to keep the audio natural to capture some of the auditory environment in addition to the visual one. I focused primarily on the small details of the house structure itself, with only a few shots filmed from my house to establish the scene and capture my usual point of view, as well as catch a glimpse of my father walking our dog, another familiar sight.