Going into project 3 I wanted to take videos and manipulate them. I envisioned telling a short story with the clips I had chosen. Before choosing a topic I wasn’t sure how to approach the project, and my ideas were dry. Once I went with the suggestion of sports I narrowed in down to Basketball, focusing on multiple players. Once I realized the challenge and time it would take to do produce something like that, I went with just focusing on one specific player.
It was easy picking Kobe Bryant simply because I grew up watching him throughout his whole career and always been fascinated with his mindset and how he approached the game. Since Kobe recently retired I felt it would be nice to not just focus on Kobe, but the fans at the same time. When we watch the game we focus on the players and the special talent it takes perform at a heighten level. The fans are usually forgotten and I wanted to show the fans at the same time as the games were playing. Kobe’s career was a journey and the fans were a huge part of that journey, and it was interesting that I was able to find quotes from Kobe himself speaking on the journey and his relationship with the fans. I wish I had more time to perfect it as there were some shots I didn’t like, but overall it was an interesting project that allowed me to learn new programs.