SELECTED PROJECT 07 / SOAKA / VLOGGING
Authentic View of Events.
I approach events from inside the experience: moving with the crowd, noticing the details and trying to preserve how it felt to be there. That perspective runs through Carnival films, fetes and everyday moments. Sometimes I capture it myself; sometimes I direct collaborators and shape the story through the edit.
Challenge.
Capture the experience of Carnival from inside the event, giving people more than a highlights reel.
Idea.
Use first-person vlogs to show what to expect at Mega and Soaka, combining the atmosphere with observations and narration that make each event distinct.
My role.
My contribution is my viewpoint: what I notice, what I think and how the event feels from inside it. In my 2024 Carnival vlogs, including Mega and Soaka, the narration gives the audience context as the experience unfolds. I want people to understand Carnival from an insider’s perspective, with the details and observations that make each event different.
Teamwork.
At Mega, I was sharing the experience with a collaborator while also managing the team covering the Play Umbrella. At Soaka, the people alongside me helped us document the event from different perspectives. Tajh was shooting the umbrella, rather than me, and later found us when we became separated from it.
That distinction matters. My first-person account sits alongside the work of the people filming, moving with the group and contributing to the experience. The finished story comes from those contributions together.
Outcome.
The aim is a comprehensive view of the event through my narration: enough detail for someone to understand the experience, become curious about it and see what they might expect. Brands that appear or are mentioned can become part of that story organically, in the context of the event rather than as a disconnected placement.
The value is in the attention and understanding the films can create.