Fly.
Time2021
Team
Yihang Zhang
The title of our project is “Fly.”, and we want to use the project to indicate a certain state in human life, that one is traveling and experiencing in his life journey without stop. He begins this journey at a certain time, it could happen when he entered college (that’s where “18-year-old” came from), it could also happen when he entered society. Whatever beginning it is, he starts his journey, and in this journey, he may meet with things, persons, and periods, and all of these experiences have an effect on him. We use metaphorical methods to express these experiences. For instance, we use the sun to indicate some outstanding persons compared to our main character, the high buildings to indicate the authorities and obstacles that he meets, the neon meaning the feasting and revelry life, and the tunnel to be the low ebb in life. As the video approaches the end, we could see the main character head towards the city from a place filled with desolation and ruin, which could show his positive attitude toward the journey. One other thing to mention is the image of the bird. It acts as a clue, and also indicates the dreams of the main character. The bird is the only object that corresponds to the title “Fly.” It is embedded with the meaning of freedom. What is the character’s dream? Is the character free? The character sees the birds first when he continues his journey. How is his dream involved in this journey? Does he have a real positive attitude towards this journey? These are the questions that we want the audiences to answer.