Music Video
Silent Film
PSA
Song: Standing By
By: Pentatonix
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The music video follows a girl whose boyfriend who passed away. It shows the beginning of their relationship to the end.
My group and I filmed this with no intention of making it a silent film. However, when we put it into the timeline, it didn't 'flow' as much as we wanted it to. We changed it to a silent film and the video got much better. It made people laugh- which was the goal.
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It is not your topical silent film. But what are rules, if not to be broken.
In today's society, depression is a very important topic that impacts many high schoolers.
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While many people remain silent and put up a happy front, for this video we reversed this idea and asked people to laugh without smiling. Instead, people put on a front and tried to contain their laughter. Many people struggled with this task just like people struggle wit depression.