Work of Curiosity in 4D Intermedia

  What would make an interesting shot?  Throwing my phone, perhaps? Maybe capturing the fearful, somewhat comedic facial expressions of the phone-catcher? I started out with absolutely no idea what I wanted for my video. I grabbed Callie, ran up to the grass by the giant library rock, and started playing around. She first filmed me throwing my own phone into the air, but that didn't quite hit the spot. I spun around a few times, tossed my phone into a tree canopy, and even flipped my phone around in the air. But none of those were what I was looking for either.  On one lucky video, I got a hilarious shot of Callie trying to catch my phone. I thought that if I could throw my phone smoothly enough, I might get more interesting shots like that one. They might even been smoother, stranger, or funnier in slow motion.  Next step in the recipe? Add a variety of shots. I started off by throwing the phone from the ground up. Add a twist, a "through" shot (tossing my phone thr...

 "How To Give Without Gifting" 1) Put your listening ears on. As the title suggests, I wanted to explore how to be generous without giving a physical gift. I often find physical gifts trivial, wasteful, or ungenuine (though it obviously depends on the giver and the gift), so I wondered, " what non-physical thing can I give to my classmates?"  Listening. A real listener is a rare gift. And sometimes, it takes a little nudging to remind each other of this generosity.  My props for the performance were two fold. First, I made giant cardboard ears. I added earrings to each (just for fun) and attached them to a headband so they could be put on and taken off. Second, I made cardboard tube and tin foil microphones for the speakers. The props were just silly enough to create a lighthearted environment, but not too silly that they might distract the pairs - at least, that was the hope. During the performance, I discovered that some ear-wearers were distracted by the ears flo...