VIDEO EDITING / RESEARCH / SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

What Is Love?

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

What is love? Do people in different areas of life have different definitions of love? I interviewed Boston University students who are currently not in a relationship, have never been in a relationship, in a relationship, or in long-term/long-distance relationships, and asked three questions about love to see find similarities and differences in their answers.

The initial step involved gathering a wide range of stories. I interviewed nine Boston University students, each in different relationship statuses, and asked them three questions:

  1. What is love?

  2. How do you express love?

  3. When do you feel loved?

I compiled all their answers into a document and, after thoroughly reviewing them, realized it felt like a continuous conversation. Even those who had never dated shared similar views with those in long-term relationships. This inspired me to create a video that portrayed these strangers engaging in an ongoing dialogue, responding to and even disagreeing with each other.

I pieced together the interview responses like writing a conversation between characters and created a revised transcript. I then edited the video to match the speakers with their statements. The result was fascinating, showcasing how these three questions united people at different stages of love.

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