Victor
Kirkbride
[
DIGITAL
]
VIDEO
TRU U
WARNING FOR NUDITY, SEXUAL THEMES AND BRIGHT, FLASHING COLORS
Date :
June 30, 2024
Programs :
Adobe After
Effects
Class :
Digital
Storytelling
University of
Cincinnati
Using Adobe After
Effects, I created this "music video" of found
footage to the song "TRU
U" by Ada Rook. The bulk of the footage was
found on the Internet
Archive, but some clips are pieces from other
works, like "Fine, I'll do it Myself" by Claye
Bowler.
The song itself touches on the current state of the LGBTQ+ community, and how Rook feels
like she doesn't quite fit into that
group/feels alienated from the group. While I share these feelings, I also wanted to push
my personal feelings further and my
experiences as a person in the LGBTQ+
community. I find the nature of queer bodies to be fascinating, especially as a transgender man who struggles with his own body
appearance. I also classify myself as
"hypersexual", which only amplifies my
interest in queer bodies. I combined these two elements (the body and hypersexuality) into
various visuals throughout this piece.
romantic
homicide
Date :
August 21, 2023
Programs :
Adobe Premiere
Pro
Class :
Intro to New
Media
University of
Cincinnati
Experimental "music
video" created with
archival footage in
Premiere Pro. The song
("romantic homicide" by
d4vd) was chosen first
and the clips were
selected to match the
mood and lyrics. Many
effects were
experimented with
throughout each clip.
Collage
Date :
October 12, 2022
Programs :
Adobe After
Effects
Class :
Intro to 2D
Tweening
Animation
University of
Cincinnati
Experimental collage
animation using found
images and videos from
the internet. Audio
piece is an AI-read poem created in
collaboration with a
close friend who wishes to be unnamed.
Morning as
a Boy
Date :
March 10, 2022
Programs :
Adobe Premiere
Pro
Class :
4D Studio
University of
Cincinnati
Experimental video taken in only one shot. This piece demonstrates that it's easy for
transgender people to
get ready everyday
because of influential
transgender activists in the past. An example
can be Sylvia Rivera,
whose speech was used as audio for this piece.
'Good Girl'
Date :
April 14, 2022
Programs :
Adobe Premiere
Pro
Class :
4D Studio
University of
Cincinnati
Final project
performance video. With
the artist being the
main focus of this
video, outside forces
interact with them to
simulate what society
wants to do to them for
being a transgender man. From being born a girl, society is trying to
revert the artist back
to that forcefully.