Depict Research

"Nati" by Daniel Chisholm 

http://www.depict.org/2014/nati/?category_request=2014

In this video a 91 year old Italian man - Nati, cuts an old olive tree to then make a new plant. The audience becomes familiar with his background and his views on life as he reflects back on his life in 90 seconds. This video contains match on action shots, wide angle shots as well as close up shots. Through the use of match on action shots and wide angle shots we become familiar with the location and the surroundings. This video also includes diegetic and non-diegetic sounds  such as voice over and the dialogue. The voice over is spoken in a different language therefore, the video includes English subtitles at the bottom. Even though the man was aware that he was being filmed, none of his actions looked staged or scripted.
I really liked this video as it gave me some topics to think about.

"The Peace of Wild Things" by Adam DJ Laity

http://www.depict.org/2014/the-peace-of-wild-things/

Autobiographical 90 seconds video that follows a man's journey into nature. This video is in black-and-white,however, it doesn't stop me from seeing the beauty in every shot. Absolutely stunning cinematography that makes you appreciate your surroundings and everyday of your life. The poem that we hear as a voice over is beautifully composed and read by Wendell Berry. The close up shot of the man's face towards the end of the video allows the audience to see his emotions. The time lapse at the end of the video that captured shadows created by clouds on mountains was very effective as it allowed the audience to reflect back on the words spoken in the poem.

"A2042" by David Castro Gonzalez
http://www.depict.org/2015/a2042/?doing_wp_cron=1476805581.1244480609893798828125

Incredibly overwhelming video of a middle aged man having a panic attack in the streets overnight. The sound effects of breathing and heart beating intensifies the image seen on the screen. The first thing we see is a close up shot of a man's face which highlights and allows us to see his emotions. As the video progresses the camera slowly zooms out which reveals the man's identity and locations - he is a police man sat on the floor leaning against the wall. As the camera continues to zoom out, we are exposed to what is happening around the corner - broken glass on the floor, a knocked over rubbish bin, blue and red lights which are clearly coming from the police cars because we are now also introduced to a new sound which is a siren, we also see people running around which connotes that this is a crime scene. 

This video opens the audiences eyes to the fact that regardless of what our training was or is, the fear of death is always going to be a major mystery.