“THE CLOSER”

The Project:

• A video made for Wareham Gatemen Closer and Arkansas Razorbacks Pitcher Jake Faherty

My Notes:

• Inspired by Douglas Gordon and Phillippe Parreno’s film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, I decided to focus on the most dramatic positions in sports: the baseball closer.

• My goal for this project was to put the viewer in the head of the closer. Hence the heartbeat noise, and the shot of the pitcher watching a foul ball fly by with his own eyes.

• I dubbed most of the sounds in the video, saving only the crowd noise. I used a combination of stock sound effects, sound from other videos, and my own movement, including nearly throwing my arm out to record a pitching noise.

The Specs:

• Role: Producer, Director, Cinematography, Editor

• Adobe Premiere Pro for editing.

• Footage courtesy of myself and Wareham Gatemen video team.