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Ride a Bike.
The assignment: create a remix video displaying a visual argument centered around Los Angeles. Having recently started going on late night bicycle rides through downtown, I had some friends cameo to help me out. I used a number of different videos to create this edit- the dominant one being “Kings and Queens” by 30 Seconds to Mars. Special thanks to the Take 5 Crew!
The video takes you through a brief history of transportation within LA, exposing how automobile companies built over the Red Car System. It ends with an article, featured in GOOD Magazine, about a proposal made by the LA Bike Working Group. Check it out: labikeplan.com/ index.html
I put together this video for my final project in Visual Comm. It was my first time using iMovie, so at first it SUCKED. But after I got used all the buttons, it actually ended up being kinda fun. The video took me a few days to make- I think there are about 12 different Youtube + Vimeo clips in there and I’m working on putting together the full credits on the Vimeo page. Shout-outs to my friends/family, Alan, Claire, and Sarah, for letting me borrow their voices! I was pretty happy with it in the end and I hope you are too!
My professor emailed me after class and told me she was going to show it to her friend who worked for the LA Bicycle Coalition- hopefully I’ll get some positive feedback! Keep ya updated
I’m not saying this because he is one of my best friends. I’m not saying this because bike riding with the Take 5 crew was some of the best times I’ve had even if we’ve only done it a couple of times. I’m not saying this because I want a couple of times to become every Wednesday night for the rest of my life. But this video— what it stands for, how it was made, who made it, where it depicts, and most especially WHY it was made — is one of the best video final projects I’ve seen come out of a college class, and I’m honored to be a part of it. Congrats, Kevs! You ended college with a BIKE… err, I mean BANG!
