Reflection Over Spring Break

Well, spring break is nearly over. I spent a week recovering from my getting my wisdom teeth removed and unfortunately wasn't feeling well enough at all to go out and film. I feel like I missed out, but I also had some time to spend time looking up some ideas and getting in touch with some people around Ithaca.

I have gathered some inspiration from videos made about Ithaca. I'm interested by the voiceovers and shots used. Sometimes I find it hard to find ways of showing motion in the videos of places and things I take. Maybe I can use a time lapse with people moving around as part of the scenes I shoot. Included in the short videos I found is this one about downtown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVHvjpYqjg. Additionally, this one is mainly about Cornell, but still very relatable and useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWXK4npGxKE. 

...and speaking of Cornell, I received my last and most anxiously awaited college acceptance letter! I am very excited to announce that I may spend the next few years here in Ithaca at Cornell University. The only hesitation that holds me back from immediately saying yes to my top choice is that I was accepted for January 2016. This leaves me wondering what I should do for the first semester. More information on the new program can be found here: http://admissions.cornell.edu/fysa#a. 

My main reason for including this information in this post is that it may color the way I narrate my documentary. I think the voiceover will end up being one of the last additions to my film, because my overall connections and impressions will probably continue to change right up until the end. 

This picture is a pretty good representation of the weather lately (wet and cold)