Over the past ten weeks I've tried to cover a wide range of media, offering a window into my thoughts. I'd like to talk about a fairly specific form of entertainment that's a small obsession of mine. This YouTube-based medium is a blend of short film, music video, and sports documentary. The best way to describe these videos is that they are basically highlight compilations for footballers (soccer players), made by fans. There are thousands of generic football videos where people upload highlights and maybe add a song they like over the commentary, but at the other end of the scale are the truly talented editors who create works of beauty and emotion. These are comparable to the stylised highlights you might see at the end of a match on TV, for example. Of course, it helps if you know about the players and the stories, or at least like football to start with.
Anyway, my current favourite is a certain video on Steven Gerrard, champion leader of Liverpool FC, made by MilanKakaBaros. The reputation of MKB for making these videos is perhaps greatest of all. A Liverpool fan, many were anticipating he would eventually make a Gerrard video. The result (below) is surprisingly restrained, with black & white filter and only the slightest red gradient over the picture, not to mention the beautiful music, a powerful juxtaposition against the high-intensity physical drama of Gerrard's feats.
Interestingly, the song was originally composed another football video, this one incredibly unique and definitely worth watching:
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