Скачать или смотреть A short cinematic adventure on a S2 Del Mar

Over the past few months, I've realized that the way I used to make videos no longer works for me. With my wife's cancer diagnosis and treatment last year, and the birth of our daughter, I had to put family first - that meant no big trips over days or long distances. My biggest challenge now is being restricted to local riding roads, which quickly gets boring for both me and viewers. Since I can't explore faraway places, I’m focusing on high-concept forms of video ideas and shorter films.

Today, I shot a short video with the idea of creating a short film about a quick ride through the country in Virginia. I set some creative restrictions: I used four cameras (three of which are nearly a decade old) and gave myself just three hours to film. This was an exercise in creativity, with no dialogue, just visual and audio storytelling.

In college, I learned about ‘mise en scène,’ where the scene itself tells the story. While I can't control the environment, I can angle the camera to evoke emotion, with editing helping to enhance that.

This won’t be my long-term style, but for now, with limited travel, I’m focusing on more cinematic and structured videos instead of spontaneous adventures. I hope this experimentation will help me grow and be useful when I can travel more.