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The YouTube doubler was my experiment for this sketch. Peter had an idea of using this tool to allow viewers to participate in their own narrative. So by using the non-narrative with conversation video, I thought it would be an interesting test on changing the audio back and forth. Participants are allowed to use other videos to incorporate the sound they deem fitting. I have edited a sketch of extra audio conversations just to test out the YouTube Doubler. I have even noted down the timings for each sentence so it would be easier for viewers to click on it.

At the end of the test, I found it quite hilarious as well as the multiple ways I rearranged my conversation with my friend. This interaction on YouTube videos seems to bring more creativity to the table.

Using YouTube annotations for this was definitely a hassle. I split the non-narrative part to five parts to allow users to walk around Melbourne. It is a short version of it but it allow’s viewers to walk through the same path I did when I filmed this.

Yes, this is definitely something that has been overused in the past decade or so. This choose-your-path type of interactive style definitely makes people sick of it. However, I wanted to make a comparison when Peter has finished his on the live streaming, Periscope or the Korsakow. As embarrassing as it is, this would be the first time I used YouTube annotations. I probably would not have touched annotations or experimented with it if it was not for this studio. So, you can imagine me trying to time the annotations and repeating the process five times for the five parts.

While creating this sketch, I had the scrolling through the street of Martha’s apartment in my mind the entire time. I wanted to know if there is a possibility of having the 89 steps put into a video format. This was my result of it.

I realised as well that the filmmaker will always have the control on the flow of structure. There is always the beginning and the end that remains the same. We could debate that the interaction and participation of the viewers with the film is limited because the filmmakers will have the ultimate control over the structure.

A follow up to my first sketch, I made the same one with a phone conversation with the “Martha” in this shot. When I add the conversation, I realised that it might not even be a non-narrative any more. The conversation brings the narration to the table because there is a story of finding my friend. To my understanding of non-narrative, it could be a non-chronological order of a narrative structure that makes no sense in the plot or usually it does not use first person perspective but third person.

My issue now would be if this sketch is considered a non-narrative or a narrative? We could argue that the non-narrative structure is not suitable for first person perspective.

My first sketch! Using non-narrative structure, I decided to shoot at every corner of the road nearby my area and along the way to meet a friend. With no story in my head, I just stepped out of my place and filmed. Had a few people thinking I am crazy for filming while crossing the road but who cares.

Basically, the idea I had here was inspired by the location of Martha’s apartment. You had to scroll along the street to find her. I took that idea and tried re-constructing that idea into a non-narrative structure. Without any audio other than the ambience, the non-narrative structure is achievable. These shots are going to be put through various services like Vine and Korsakow by Peter.