Ever since I can remember I have been fascinated by music videos. Sound has always played a huge part in the media that catches my attention and moves me, and whenever I hear a truly great song I imagine the story behind it. To me, the most beautiful art is the kind that allows viewers to see beauty in the mundane, and to feel something that can't be brought on or explained with words, only with music. As somebody who struggles to find enjoyment in modern art or painting, I am continously drawn to music videos for both their accesibility to mainstream culture and their ability to awaken in me an appreciation and respect for the creation of art in a commercial industry.
I have made a few music videos of my own using iMovie, but haven't created something new in years, and would love to learn a new software that could enable my process. Nostalgia and old video footage have always interested me aesthetically, and I hope that in my work I am able to combine that aesthetic with a more tangible and emotional human connection, like in the work of Wong Kar Wai. Other major influences of mine are the films by the Coen brothers, Quentin Tarantino, and Blue is the Warmest Color. I hope to channel the emotional intensity and beautiful imagery of films like these in my work.
