Emotion Video

Music Video Analysis

Simple Plan's track titled "Untitled" narrates the cause and effects of drunk driving. There are three main locations within the video: the road where the crashed occurred, the victim's parents house and the hospital. The song is very mellow and soft with a depressing sense to it. So the connection of the story and the song was on point, making perfect sense. Drunk driving not only affects other drivers, but whole families in general. In this tale, you see a guy driving around while he is drinking from a bottle. Unfortunately, he looses control and crashes into another car (our victim of the story). The part where the family members are flying all over the place, breaking things, demonstrates that this unfortunate event has a tremendous impact on them as it does her. As far as I know the girl did not make it. So the family just lost a member of the family due to drunk driving. The video has a good sense of suspense and drama. A cool blue tone is used in the collision and road scenes, adding a cold feel to the tragic crash. You also see throughout the video the lead singer of the band singing the lyrics to the song. The way the structure was handled was clever. First, the video begins with firefighters trying to open the girl's car to get her help as soon as possible. We see the drunk guy setting in the middle of the road showing a sense of regret. Then you see people doing ordinary things in a home setting, later we find out they are the victim's family. Then the actual car collision happens and that is when the family members fly everywhere as if they were just hit by a car as-well. Finally, you see the girl reach the hospital. The final scene is of the drunk guy behind bars.

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Narrative Project: Overcoming Bullying

A concept I have in mind for the narrative project is that of bullying. But not your typical tragic story of an individual, either a man or women, being bullied to the point of extreme negative consequences. I want to depict an individual that has overcome that horrible past, yet show scenes of when they were being bullied. The BEFORE and AFTER you can say. A motivating narrative. I was never really bullied when I was younger, even though I was a super nerd. However, I did witness extreme cases of bullying. It's practically everywhere.

Documentary Project: Hello Gorgeous!

I kind of did my research for a documentary a bit prematurely. The print shop I work for is the main printer for a local organization called Hello Gorgeous of Hope. To explain the organization briefly: they focus in giving women that are battling cancer a complete makeover. They give all these women a sense of hope. I know Mike and Kim Becker personally, the founders of the organization, and I briefly asked if it was a possibility to do a documentary on their organization. And they said "why not." So this would be a neat opportunity for the documentary project.

Music Video: HoPe by Ezdrash

I would do my music video with a holiday touch. The tag line for this concept would be "Searching for the true holiday spirit." I found the track HoPe by Edrash on Jamendo. Just a very brief idea I have: is the imagination of a homeless young kid wanting to find the true meaning of giving. In today's world, we care about the materialistic aspect of the holidays, but what really matters are the stuff we do not have like a united family nor a home. Its a very rough idea.

Introduction

Hello everyone,
My name is Hugo F. Garza, F. is for Fabian but I usually never use my middle name. I'm a senior. I'm originally from the northern state of Tamaulipas in Mexico. My family moved to the United States, to South Bend to be exact, when I was 6 and have been here since. My major is New Media with a concentration in Graphic Design. I began my college journey back in 2006, but unfortunately I took a few years off to focus on my job. That was a bad idea. However, it was my goal to come back to finish and here I am. I only have one sister, she's also in the New Media program here at IU South Bend, she is a freshmen. I've been working as a graphic designer at Artcraft Printers since 2010, I actually did my graphic design internship with them and stuck around. I own a Sony a65 DSLR camera and a Sony NEX-VG 20 Camcorder, so yeah I really like Sony products ha. The Marvel movies have to be my favorite, but the Hunger Games films are my second option. I watch a lot of television. Some of my favorite shows include: Breaking Bad, Weeds, Sons of Anarchy, Greys Anatomy, Lost, House of Cards, Orange is a New Black, Agents of SHIELD & Once Upon a Time. I also tend to watch a lot of reality TV because it helps me observe and analysis how they are edited.