For our reflective rant we tried experimenting with sand art. We explored the things which we like about being a guy and things that we don't. We used certain symbols as in an eagle to mean the fewer restrictions we face and an elephant to show physical strength.

The pride of having facial hair and the relief of not having menstrual pains. Lucky to not have labor pains yet jealous of not being able to give birth. The non-existence of a 'Guy's Night' and the fear of getting hit on the crotch. The embarassment of an uninvited erection and to end it all, premature ejaculation.

Please ignore the shabby editing and the vagueness of the video. It was an experimental venture and we are surprised that we actually completed it. :) Sorry about exceeding the time limit.

i am what....the society said ??!

the video shows how from birth we are always shown the ways to behave, act or even dress to the the 'differentiation' in us. the stick figures with the line in the center shows a toilet signboard, the most common we encounter.

Girls, they wanna have fun

Girls have certain wants and needs, even if they are imposed to follow the rules and regulations for their femininity. In this video we tried to show that girls like the attention, emotional space, the importance, but they also want to have fun.

The video projects the silhouette of a girl who wants to have fun, enjoys her daily gossips, and she loves the attention she gets from the opposite gender. She is very carefree and fun loving and would not care if she is labelled.

I-DEAL SELF

Gender is something which, is not inborn or biologically imbedded in us but is developed through time like our personality, and is constructed according to our experiences and our bringing up. All the selected things told to us is repeated till it is entrenched in us, That it is very tough to break through, even though our identity and experiences conflict to the taught views of the society .And it is those are the true heroes to overcome this conflict and show their real identities

What do i like being about a man

Just For A Change

The video is short and speaks about 2-3 factors that we thought we would want to change as a woman.

What do i like about being a guy?

The video is based on some random reflections I made about my gender and its characteristics.

My thoughts about the male gander went in this way,

"It's better to be a guy. >> A girls life is restricted>> As a guy I don't have to give a **** about anyone or anything>> I can roam around in the streets at night if I want to>> I can drink beer>> I can fornicate >> I can do anything in this world >> And IN THE END >> I DIE."

By the way I didn't have a partner for this assignment.

I got an idea and I completed the filming before I got a partner.

Hence I made the video alone.

Our Video blog speaks about the indefinite form of ones life in all ways including ones sexuality and feelings towards it. It talks about us exploring and finding our own path to a definite understanding to who we really are.

like vs hate

We do know the video is exceeding the time limit but we could not have edited it beyond this....
We've used sand art techniques to rant about what we like and hate about our gender.

Reflective Rant- Us

You don't know me.

This video is definitely beyond the time limit. However we felt that we had a lot of fun doing the whole project so we wanted everyone to see what we came up with. Sorry that we got carried away. We accept all penalization. Abhishek and Shreya.

Reflective Rant

Your Assignment:

In pairs, create a 45-90 second video with shadow imagery and a reflective rant narrative.

Post with 3 labels:

1. Your name
2. Your partners name
   
3. Reflective Rant

Comment on at least 2 other Reflective Rant posts.

Creative inspiration below:

Check out the powerful silhouette work of Kara Walker in the video below



Bubbles on an overhead projector



Sand Art on Projector