Split screen Research Unit 22.2

I like the idea of this first film from Vimeo. It is based upon the idea of the second film we have to do about the opposites. its called 'China: past and future' We see areas of China were, as described in the video, where time has seemed to stop.

Where in Shanghai, China, we see that life has speeded up and sky scrappers and other tall buildings have been made. And this is clearly shown in the video.

Also in the small video, music has been added to the background. Its Chinese based music that fits with the theme of the video.

I didn't really like this one. As much as it tried to show the opposites , i dont think they worked. The one on the left of the screen is ment to show someone being inside but it doesn't show if its day or night. At the start of the video on the left , the upstairs light is turned on but you dont know if that signifies that its dark, showing night time. Or if its dark but really early. They should have shown whether it was day or night first. This therefore shows no kind of opposite to the other.

This next one i really like. It clearly shows the opposites of what is being shown. The other thing i like about this video is that both sides join up on the same place. Like it is in this screen shot.

This one also works too. Its shows the same place at different times. Again, like the one above, its the same place but in two halves. Where the middle of the film where joined in where each video is cut so that both sides look like the one road or path. You can really see the differences of this place at night.

This one to the left i like too. Its the same place at different times of the day. I also like how the shot moves up the building. Both during the day in the night.