Building LILANGELES: Filming the 2nd Video Letter

HOLA students film their second video letter in response to another video message from Les Lilas students.

In May, HOLA students watched the first edited video letter they filmed last month, the one that was sent to their Les Lilas pen pals.

After celebrating their first completed video message, they watched the second video letter from Paris.

In this letter, the Les Lilas students answered the question posed by HOLA students in the first video. They also included footage that they filmed of each other, joking, laughing, and speaking in English to our HOLA students. It was a joyful, yet inquisitive correspondence.

The Les Lilas students ended their film with questions for our Los Angeles students.

To respond, HOLA students filmed their second video letter, answering their questions. Then, in pairs, they interviewed each other with prompts created by Christine – what are your hobbies? What is your favorite song?

Experimenting with a variety of shots in MacArthur Park, students were tasked with filming fragments of each other. What does it mean to construct an intimate portrait of your partner through video clips? How do you consider space, light, and gesture?