About the Project
Alaska was shot and edited during the summer of 2025. I took inspiration from various sources, such as an OpenAI commercial, YouTube videos, and music. But most inspiration came from Quentin Tarantino's movie, Pulp Fiction, for its nonlinear storytelling. When I was in Alaska, plenty of video ideas came to me, but I couldn't pick one, so I brought it down to four different topics: the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, my Mom’s Narrative, Wildlife & Nature, and Seward. When editing these topics, I noticed it all felt drawn out and boring with long dialogue. I decided to split the stories apart to keep the viewer constantly on their toes.
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
still editing lol
Mom Narrative
My mom initially wanted to go to Alaska; she has been talking about going for years, so I knew I wanted to be a part of her speaking. It was interesting to learn why she wanted to go and learn about her love for orcas. I am so glad she got to see them.
Wildlife & Nature
This section was the most technical, as stated earlier, I had most of my inspiration from this section by Zian Fournier’s YouTube video “whycrywhenyoucancut.” With its unique music transition and different sections moods, I felt I had to recreate it with my Alaska footage. Additionally, the music was from the Camille 2000 soundtrack, taking “Camille 2000 (end titles)” and “Ballade.” Lastly, I tried to create a sense of suspense in this, but couldn't figure out how to do that. When listening to Jeff Buckley’s Grace, a suspenseful clock sound could be heard, which I recreated, pulling off the same feeling.
Seward
Seward was by far my favorite part of this trip. When I was on a boat there, the guide told me some very unique history about the town. So I created a whole section on it, narrated by my history-loving Dad.
