Recollecting

The Missing Immigrant Agency has to be one of the best looking videos I've ever made. I say this a lot about my videos when I make them, but this one was a whole new level of professionalism and awesomeness.

One of the more impressive features of the video is its flow. The video seems to flow perfectly. It never really seems to drag on too much without regaining your attention. An example of this is when Kevin puts his feet up on the table. I'm not sure why I wanted to film his feet being propped on the table. My vision was what appeared in the video: a slow motion, dramatic, and unnecessarily unique shot of his feet. This was a break in the conversation, and kept the interrogation from becoming too bland.

The lackie scenes were filmed at the end. We decided, after all the rest of the video was finished, that we couldn't simply forget about our dear lackie friends. We liked the idea of the lackies being somewhat dimwitted and clueless, as well as pervy. Julien, as Spotoloticus, plays the comic relief of the video. In the middle of the video you see him surveying the house for who-knows what reason. It's something different that happens at random, and it's funny. His past with Roger's daughter and his penis reference when he walks in provides comic breaks in an overall tense video.

The parts where the music abruptly stops weren't anything new, but in The MIA, they provided some more awkward and comic relief. The music was centered around Kevin and his lackies, and how he thinks he's dimwitted, yet still finds amusement in their whim. I found their interactions funny.

The decreased saturation and high contrast add to the dark tone of the video. While not the most serious video, the unusual coloring helped the uneasy atmosphere of the video. It added a feeling of mysteriousness and suspense because of the high contrasting dark and light colors. The areas of the house that did have color were very faded, indicating a lifeless environment. It helped with the mood of the video a lot.

The camera blur effects were very neat. With a bit of zoom and some altered focus, the amount of blur that appears behind the subject increases. I enjoyed the way my camera handled this effect, and it definitely turned out very nicely.

I found some more awesome actors. Julien and Kevin will be starring in the next video of ours, as well as my good friend Kristin. They are all very good actors with a lot of talent. Be prepared to see these three more often. We will be filming the next video soon, so stay tuned for more details!

I hope you liked the Missing Immigrant Agency. I myself am very proud of it. It is my second favorite work, behind BREAKING POINT and ahead of UNDERFIRE. Hopefully the next video will live up to it. :)