January 23rd, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Is this baby worshiping God?
This video is a little disturbing to me. Not necessarily the baby; only, how excited the language is in the title and in the comments. The baby’s just doing her thing.
It is amazing to me how social reality is formed. Literally, the baby is mimicking, perhaps having a good time. Sure she’s cute (I guess)—she has a grasp of music; however, that is not the message of the video.
The baby’s act is interpreted into something else. Even the presentation manipulates the viewer, as the video’s creator attempts to share her experience behind the video. Funny to think that sharing a video is not enough to share one’s view.
I took a photo of a well-known friend, showed it to him, and pointed out to him how the title of the photo changes the focal point of the photo itself: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bozdoz/4177558240/in/photostream
Giant New Overlord used to be something else: something about the structure. I decided I didn’t like where the title made me look; I rather preferred highlighting my friend.
So, I felt, that reading Giant New Overlord caused me to look more at the man acting upon the building, rather than the building being acted upon.
If I called it Brittle Buildings, would you look at the photo in the same way? That title might cause a critical eye to fall on the tiny supports. Or T-Shirt in December: viewers note the t-shirt. Or OCD at Midnight.
It’s very interesting to me how something so subtle can affect a perspective so drastically. If we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, can we judge a photo by its title? Or a video by its? A person by theirs?
Speaking of manipulating perspective: One of my favourites: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bozdoz/3755841608/in/photostream
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