A World Standing Still: The Making of "Boomerang Activity"

--by phnxhawk--

Following up on Manny's "Boomerang Activity" video, I thought it would be fun to show what his production looked like from a "third person," non-nauseating perspective.

Unfortunately, since Manny was concentrating on completing his series of first-person video clips, he was not focused on staying comfortably in view of the stationary camera. So, he does walk out of frame several times.

Nevertheless, you can match some of his hoots and hollers in my video to what you heard in the original "Boomerang Activity." Manny's form suffered quite a bit from having to awkwardly hold the camera while executing his boomerang throws. He also had the added challenge of forcing some one-handed catches. Fortunately for him, he had "practiced" his technique in the weeks leading up to this grand (and spontaneous) project.

What I find most amusing about his video is that one can see his outstretched hand in the video, as if one is playing a video game with really choppy video, as well as a dire need for better camera programming and more intuitive controls.

"Putting my spin on boomerangs..."