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14/05: Case Studies

His Epic Message Will Make You Want to Save the World | Short Film Showcase

Statistic driven, poetic, well spoken, statistic displayed as well as powerful word play, along with imagery of our planet, the beautiful and the disgusting parts. He gives a perspective of our impact, on the planet and the animals we share it with. He talks about how the human race is so intelligent yet we are destroying our planet so fast, in relation to how long we have been on the planet. ‘1000 times the rate of animal extinction that even before’… ’Say good bye to…lions, rhinos,' etc. is powerful no one wants to see these animals to go extinct. He talks about how in earths time line was put into 24 hour we have only been on earth for 3 seconds we are. He talks about our planet as ‘just right’, the perfect amount of distance away from the sun etc… He also did a video called 'Dear Future Generations: Sorry' which he again gave solutions after discussing the huge issue of deforestation, climate change and the extinction on animals caused by humans.

The Indoor Generation by VELUX

Creating awareness of health impacts of our homes, how we are not ventilation our homes, how we are not letting nature in, we are over insulating our homes trapping in all the bugs etc in. The video is narrated by a young girl. She talks about not receiving natural light and air can impact our health; illnesses, depression, loneliness. bacteria, moisture etc. Powerful short videos that show everyday lives; eating, sleeping, socialising, combined with some troubling signs like coughing, illness, obvious signs of bacteria, mould… statistics/narration that gives you a better understanding of what you are seeing. The glass boxes… that have labels on them like “damp & mould” or “indoor pollution” with humans inside which ‘visualises the invisible’ - what we may not be able to see but is there. this video at the end gives solutions which makes you feel not so overwhelmed by this issue.

Sea Turtle with Straw stuck in it's Nostril - "NO" TO PLASTIC STRAWS

The poor turtle vs straw video. The video went viral which was a catalyst for people to stop using straws. This video I found on YouTube (one of many uploads) has 35 million views. The straw was stuck in the turtle’s nostril, Costa Rica University students who research seaturtles and we collecting data on sea turtle mating “when they noticed something in the nose of a 77-pound (35-kilogram) male.” The students in the video thought it was a parasite, and were horrified when they found it to be a plastic straw. 10 centimetres long. “Usually, trash such as plastic bags and even toothbrushes end up in a sea turtle's stomach, she says. It's also quite common to see fishing hooks embedded in a turtle's mouth or flipper, Figgener adds.” In the 8 minute video you can see the turtle is in pain and struggling to break. The students are discussing what the see and all horrified when the realise what the are trying to pull out, I believe someone says ‘thats the same straws used at…’.

‘Tree’

This experience takes you on a journey of being a tree. You start as a seedling under ground and grow into a large tree. Key immersive features of this experience is the atmosphere, this is created by mist/water and echoing sound when under ground, and lighting and ambient sounds of wildlife when above ground surrounded by other trees. The experience allows you to move your arms (branches) while growing up. Once you reach the top of the other trees it becomes night. We begin to hear noises of trucks and see fire in the distance. as the fire gets closer to us, the perspective changes from first person to third person. This make you feel as though you are exiting your body floating to up to heaven. Our journey is sped up, but our environment is still moving in real time. This changes the experience and would be more effective if we could see our environment around us changing with us. This would still capture the beauty of the forrest which is clear a focus for the project. It would also stop the user from getting bored in the middle of the experience when we are growing because there would be a lot more going on.

'The story of a spoon'

This video was created by green piece, encouraging people to stop using plastic spoons. It emphasises the long journey the spoon goes on, from the material it is made from, to ending in the hands of the user. Showing images of the pollution that the plastic spoon’s journey creates. The voice over help depict what is happening in the video. The message at the end of the video is very powerful - ‘is it too much effort to just wash a reusable spoon, stop using plastic spoons.’

'Becoming Homeless'

A 7 minute experience on becoming homeless lets you experience what it is like to lose your job and home and have to live on the streets. I one part of the experience you meet with other homeless people to hear their experience, on how they became homeless and how it can happen to anyone. It opens many eyes to the problem. This experience is about creating empathy towards homeless people and changing peoples negative attitudes towards them. The study around the experience showed people were more likely to sign a petition etc after experiencing what it was like to be homeless - having a long lasting effect. The experience shares actually experiences, which people emotionally connect with. The virtual reality experience was compared to reading a narrative around homeless and show more people signed the petition for more affordable housing after the experience rather than a video or reading about it. The narrative of the experience is; we start in our home, we become aware of the situation we are in, losing our job and can’t afford to pay rent. We have to chose items to sell to make rent this week. Which was not enough, there is not enough room in homeless shelters because of the rise of homeless people so we spent our nights on buses to keep warm. This is where we hear stories from other homeless people. We have to protect what is left of our possessions while trying not to be harassed by locals. This was upsetting and stressful for me, as you are experiencing being homeless as yourself. I felt personal attacked by this man. The narration/voice over was useful in the experience to understand what was going on.

‘A Breathtaking Journey’

This experience you are empathising with is a refugee and their journey escaping their war-torn country. The journey shows the participants the stressful, long and scary experiences refugees may encounter escaping their country. The experience is viewed through VR the participant sits in a crate that replicates the crate the user is sitting in the virtual environment. They also are wearing a mask the can still breath through but it disperses smells through, and headphones that full immersive the user into the virtual environment, blocking out any sounds from the real environment.

‘Clouds of Sidra’

“This charming 12-year-old girl will guide you through her temporary home: The Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan. Zaatari is home to 130,000 Syrians fleeing violence and war, and children make up half the camp's population. In this lyrical VR film, Sidra leads you through her daily life: Eating, sleeping, learning and playing in the vast desert city of tents.”… this 10 minute VR video opens eyes to the living conditions and lifestyle of the Syrian refugees who have left their country due to war. at the end of the video there was information on how many live in the camps and how to help out.

‘this is climate change: feast’

This experience is about the clearing of the amazon to make space for cattle ranches. This experience I found upsetting, I felt like I was apart of the destruction, being inside the truck that was flatten/clearing trees and bushes, being present when the the trees being cut down made me feel responsible. This was more impactful for me than the ‘Tree’ experience because I was actually there seeing it happen standing beside the man cutting down the trees, just watching. I am aware of the issues of deforestation, so I can understand the importance of what is going on in this video, but they added short sentences/statistics of the impacts/what is happening. After we experience the cutting down of the trees we more to the ‘why’ this is happening, I come from a farming background so I am aware of farming cattle for meat but it still caught me off guard and it made me feel angry and sad. The experience was powerful and did not need any voice overs or narration, it was clear enough through the visuals and small written quotes.

(images of seahorse, seabird and turtle)

These are images from National Geographic that creates awareness of the plastic pollution issue. It also makes you rethink what you buy. These photos are similar to the turtle video, they are catalysts to banning these single use plastic objects. It makes the viewer aware of the impacts on marine organisms.

(image of dead Albatross)

The dead Albatross photo went viral making awareness of plastic pollution affecting birds. Birds mistake the colourful pieces of plastic as food. In this photo you can see the bird decomposing revealing its cause of death, plastic. You can see items that everyone has used, a lighter, number of lids, etc, along with other objects that are broken pieces of a larger objects. There is a large number of photos like this online. I have watched videos on scientist that study albatross; what they are eating and where they are getting it from. An alarming number of dead albatross bodies are found on coastal areas where they breed filled with plastic.

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