About the Project: “Working Class” is a music video that takes a look at the current economic crisis, contrasting the average working class American from some of the nation’s top politicians, bankers, and businessmen. The core message and meaning behind the song and video is to compare the current situation with the past and to make people aware of the corruption that is going on, if they’re not already aware of it. It is also meant to inspire them to take a stand for the better treatment of the 99% and to let them know that L.T. won’t give up on the working class, as is repeated in the chorus of the song:
“I won’t give up on the working class…”
Equipment Used: This video was filmed using a Sony HXR-NX5U solid-state HD Camcorder. A tripod, tripod dolly, body-mount, and homemade steady cam was also used in the production as well. Look below to view the steady cam. Software used to edit is Final Cut Pro 7.
My Roles: My roles included being the producer, videographer, director, and editor; as well as pre-production coordinator, as this was my final project to be produced during my undergraduate career at The Evergreen State College.
Other Information: “Working Class” is a song by indie music artist L.T. Page, from Vancouver, WA. To listen to his other works, you can visit his SoundCloud page here. Look below to view the music video and homemade steady cam that I built to use for this production.
Found Footage: Found footage that was used in this music video came from public domain licenses at Archive.org.
“1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate (Part II) (1960)”, from the collection of the Prelinger Archives, http://archive.org/details/1960_kennedy-nixon_2, available under a Creative Commons Public Domain license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/.
“Building U.S. Resilience to Global Warming Impacts (October 22, 2009): Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming”, from the FedFlix collection, http://archive.org/details/gov.house.sgw.20091022, available under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication license: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.
“Congress Members Wealth Increasing Despite Recession”, Produced by: ETA, http://archive.org/details/CongressMembersWealthIncreasingDespiteRecession, available under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.
“George W Bush 20061206”, from the George W. Bush Presidential Speech Archive collection, http://archive.org/details/Political_videos-GeorgeWBush20061206_582, available under a Creative Commons Public Domain license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/.
“The National Hunger March 1931, (1931)”, from the collection of the Prelinger Archives, http://archive.org/details/National_Hunger_March_1931_The, available under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.
“The Sheet Metal Worker (1942)”, from the collection of the Prelinger Archives, http://archive.org/details/SheetMet1942, available under a Creative Commons Public Domain license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/.
Special Thanks To: Eric Prochnau, Victor Hamilton, L.T. Page, Corbin Riedel, Tory Fletcher, Sierra, Kathryn Ford, and Electronic Media at The Evergreen State College for making this music video possible through inspiration, technical resources, and acting.
