Poetic Documentary

During the course of making this video I ran into many of the same problems as before, in that I could not find as many personal accounts as I would have imagined. Once I started however, I found that poetic documentary could lend itself to much more subjective ideas than I had begun with. Instead of doing interviews with people who had lost family or friends on 9/11, I decided to oppose the official story with the "hypothesis" of a conspiracy. I used Bush's speech because it was so well written and moving, and I used it to frame the piece, making the video seem like it is a regular tribute to 9/11. When the president of Venezuela speaks, however, there is a seed of doubt planted from his words. The next images, tied rhythmically to the music evoke more emotion about the event, and our rage at "terrorists" is once again awakened. It isn't until the end of the segment of Bush's speech that I cause a question to come in again, but now it is in a more subtle way. Instead of words or descriptions, I use a simple superimposed image of Bush over the towers burning. The effect, cast in a frank black and white, makes a visual, poetic connection that never could have been made with words. Black and white has a great way of showing things how they are. With the burning building behind his face, Bush looks almost demonic. Suddenly the viewer is questioning whether Bush is lying. I like how this one turned out. It wasn't my exact original plan, especially after I added the eagle, but I just let the music and images I picked carry me and I thought it turned out better than I had originally imagined.

WORKS CITED

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