Some more examples of visual essays

Since I feel like I’m combining logical, scientific approach (in content?) with a sort of poetic one (in form?), here are two different videos, each relating to one aspect.

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The first example is a poem ‘Loving like an existentialist’ written and performed by Savannah Brown, animated by Maddy Vian. Just a beautiful piece of spoken poetry enlivened by minimalistic, vibrant add on of animation.

There might be some connection to object-oriented ontology, in seeing people and their emotions as equal to any other things in this world, challenging the sense of being special or destined to anything. Perhaps that’s why Sav reaches to ‘cosmic’ vocabulary of the Universe – first to add grandiosity, then to turn it around and create some distance and objectivity.

In terms of form, there are two distinct parts – first illustration of what we hear, followed by appearance of the reader with animations around, which communicates about a shift of perspective from general belief, challenged later by personal opinion.

Now that I think about it, the idea of combining animations with a recorded person could be interesting, even in a form of hand as embodiment of the act of creation:

https://images.app.goo.gl/cMfuLGKtHT4wARQ36

But more importantly, this example suggest that as I challenge approaches or combine them in my video, I might enhance the shift of perspective in visuals. Maybe using different iterations of script as I read.

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The second example is a bit more scientific, combining narration by voice and hand drawing, reminding me a bit of visual recording.

This is just one of many short movies from a channel Minute Physics, explaining different phenomena in a fairly simple, approachable way. I guess I made the connection to it after seeing fragments of ‘Photon’, which is focused on explaining the workings and the history of this world.

Actually, this is another example of showing physically the presence of the narrator, interfering with the content.