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
still editing sorry
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.
