Found Media Video-Stephanie

Inspired by the introduction to the tv show "True Blood", I collected found still images from different sources (NY Library Picture Collection, thrift stored, internet, etc.) to create a fast-paced short video inspired by the evolution of the classic "Romeo and Julet". From the ancient mythology origin of "Pyramus and Thisbe", to William Shakespeare's version through the medium of a play with actors, to present day movies such as Romeo and Juliet (1996), the idea in Stokers "Dracula" that every generation gets the vampire it deserves relates to the notion that every generation has received the "Romeo and Juliet" it deserved. The collection of images in juxtaposed in an almost subliminal fashion paired with the gloomy and odd-sounding audio attempts to show the evolution of "Romeo and Juliet" through the unpleasantness of war between families and how a strong passionate love for another person can lead one to death.