Views from Different Perspectives

For our iMovie project, our group decided to focus on the most original, useful, and under appreciated part of the city: the subways. Although they may cause mayhem for tourists who try to maneuver their way to popular sites, for everyday New Yorkers they are a necessity. Our iMovie project will focus on a person’s journey, both physically and mentally, through the subways. It will focus on the different encounters a person could have on a train whether it be performance, a beggar, a fight, being on a crowded subway car, or being completely alone. I thought it would be very interesting to use the Q train for this assignment. This train connects all the way from Brooklyn to Manhattan and  unlike many trains, we get to see an above ground view of where we are going. The Q is rarely packed, and connects two separate islands to one another. I feel it is perfect for our iMovie because people who use the subways every single day rarely understand the feeling of seeing a whole city pass right before your eyes, considering we are stuck in a metal box for the entire ride. It would be interesting to focus on the different sights, sounds, smells, and views that come from different subway stations. As somebody who goes home many weekends my mother always drops me off at the Q station either in Brighton Beach or on her way to work in Brooklyn. I always look forward to seeing the train cross the bridge and it always elicits feelings of joy and astonishment; I feel like a kid in a candy shop. This feeling needs to be expressed in our iMovie project and this subway line is the perfect line to focus on. It gives a person the chance to really see the city for what it is.