Creative Spotlight #11

In "My Solo Trip to Antarctica" Allison Anderson opens with pure spectacle: "There are icebergs drifting past us, giant snowy mountains, and whales everywhere. Welcome to Antarctica." But she doesn't rely on Antarctica to do all the work. She preserves spontaneous audio, zooms into intimate details, and closes with vulnerability. When thousands of videos cover the same destination, there are specific techniques that turn documentary observation into personal narrative.