creative process examples

Playing Around with a GoPro Camera

GoPro cameras are great for experimentation. So far, I’ve filmed by car, canoe, and look forward to doing more with these tiny cameras in the future.

The original footage for the videos, “Open Roads” by J GRGRY and "Nightshade" by He Whose Ox is Gored, were captured by attaching a GoPro camera to the hood of a car.  The flow of “Open Roads” begged for just that- long endless roads continuing throughout the song. Fortunately, it was easy to access endless openness just a few hours drive outside of Seattle, WA.

When listening to “Nightshade”, I couldn't help but imagine it being something you'd hear in an action film or video game.  I was inspired to show imagery resembling a high speed chase or video game racing.   The streets are mostly downtown Seattle, with some footage from Capitol Hill, Belltown, and South Lake Union neighborhoods.

The third and fourth videos are visuals for J GRGRY’s "Floodlands" and "Erase the Shore". They were products of footage recorded by attaching a GoPro camera to the side of a canoe. The first video contains the view looking up from the water. The second was the view when the camera would periodically dip below the water's surface.