Video Podcast

My weekends are never constant; save one thing: my family. My favorite weekends involve my grandparents coming up for dinner. My family has a severe aversion to camera's and in an effort of full disclosure: not all are perfectly happy with their brief cameos.

I think I speak for many people when I say the camera carries with it this kind of threat. People are afraid how they will appear outside the context of that moment. Therefore, to combat this stigma, I decided to ask people to do something specifically goofy to loosen them up.

I think it worked.

The video I got was a simple stripped down, almost perfect capture of each of my families personalities. Many of the extended family members that know them raved upon seeing my video how funny it was. Members of our church congregation absolutely loved it.

I've thought alot about why the video was so popular, and especially in the context of digital and social media, I have observed that people love to see other people having fun. Positive energy acts as this magnet that people are drawn toward and feel compelled to explore or even become a part.

So in an effort to capture my weekend, and by proxy, my life, I present the famcam.