3. Childhood shots
My video often uses flashbacks of childhood. This includes items a child would
have in addition to actual children. We did this to make the audience aware that
the siblings once were together in a happier time. The song also has a
reminiscent tone so we tried to use the relationship between lyrics and videos as
the song is in past tense with words like “remember” and “used to”.
To all of the shots that are flashbacks, we wanted to ensure it was easy to
distinguish them from the present day shots. We did this though the editing in
post production. We applied the hazy filter over the shots making them softer as
images from the past are often classified as rather hazy or blurry as they’re so
distant. This is symbolic of the irretrievable nature of the past and how nothing
will ever be like it was which the audience should sympathise with.
In addition to this, we wanted the past shots to appear as if they are being
played on a really old tape. To do this, we inserted an overlay that has the circle
shapes and cracks. This represents the damage the adoption has had on the
memories of the children as if they are now tainted.
There is a shot where modern day and past seem to collide as the song is brought
into the video in a more literal sense.
