Inspirational Film: Secret Stash Project by Yi-Ting Cheng

posted on 15th September 2010 by Callum Chapman with the tags: "Editing", "Filming", "Video" .

This short (almost) two minute film/video serves as absolutely brilliant inspiration, and really shows off what filming and editing is capable of. The project is all about concealing valuables, secrets, bad habits and personal information in our workplaces. Here, hidden spaces/messages were created within eight general objects such as wood boards, lamps and disposable coffee cups.

What do you think of this video? I personally loved it, and watched it for the second time right after it finished the first time. A lovely piece of work.

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Why did we do this?

We all have the need of hiding. We hide our valuables from being stolen, we conceal our past from our loved ones, we never show our real side to colleagues, we all have secrets. Or, sometimes we just want to keep something only for ourselves.

How do we do it?

Utilize stereotypes and visual camouflage. We make judgments based mainly on our experiences and what we see. This dependency on visual information can create large blind spots. Thus, usual stereotypes of how we perceive solid, transparency and lighting are employed in this project to play with notions of ‘solid and void’, and ‘true and false’.

If you liked this, be sure to check out Yi-Ting Cheng’s other projects at yitingcheng.com.

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Blanca 15 Sep 2010
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