Time Lapse

My impression of Untitled Fall is that it was like a time lapse video of the girl's college experience. Every semester there is a new entry where she talks about what is on her mind, new things happening in her life, her thoughts for the future, and where her journey has taken her. In each video segment, the girl looks different (she has a different haircut/hair color, is wearing different styles of jewelry or clothes, has a piercing, etc.) reflecting the fact that the change that is going on around her is affecting her. However, her character stays pretty constant throughout, and while she might change her attitude or opinion of things, she has a consistent personality. Through these monologues we see everything from her perspective and get only her side of every story. We are on a ride with her through this chapter of her life and that is why I chose this video to compare to Untitled Fall. I saw the scenes that didn't involve the college girl as being linked to the things that she was talking about and experiencing. The scene with HelloKitty and Ronald McDonald could be a representation of a party like the ones she talked about going to. The boring lecturer showing videos could parallel her dislike of some of her professors. She could probably identify with the bored clothing store workers since she had summer jobs she wasn't happy with. All these videos seemed like an accessory to the main content of the girl telling her story. They appear, are played through, fade out and we don't hear from them again (although some of the characters did show up again in different situations). These supplementary videos make up the scenery of the girl's journey. Although she has the freedom to process this scenery and its information and form her own opinions of what it means, it is important in the sense that it affects her and makes her story interesting. The time lapsed drive from coast to coast would be boring to watch if it simply showed the inside of the car and the guys taking the trip. Instead, they take the top off of the car for most of the video so that the changing surroundings that affect them and make their journey exciting can be easily seen. The video is also fitting since the two guys are driving to New York, but we don't know where they are going in New York or why. This is like the girl who says she wants to get out of New York for awhile, but plans to return, although she doesn't have a clear vision of what she'll be doing.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3A-unBigvoY

note: I couldn't get the video to work uploading it the way the D2L link said to so I hope it's alright that I just put the link here instead.