#zoomout

[illuminatingfacts]

What is it?

#aiart #peopleofai #aiartcommunity #aiphotography #aiphotograph #aiphotographer #aiartwork #zoomout #midjourney

[waynelvslcy]

Lucy smiling for photo hungry fans from her golf cart in 1974. This original photo is slightly cropped. Swipe left to zoom out and see how the full photo appeared in a magazine article that year. #lucilleball #photographers #fans #smileforthecamera #magazinephoto #cropped #waynelvslcy #ilovelucy #golfcarts #zoomout https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2V8aIPEJn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#lucilleball #photographers #fans #smileforthecamera #magazinephoto #cropped #waynelvslcy #ilovelucy #golfcarts #zoomout

[rejeankarla]

2023.03.13. 5:48PM. “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” — Stephen Chbosky #zoomin #zoomout #sunset #officeview #inspirationalquote https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvxC9rP5h_st0E4lcMezW1udLo5tupJs4lHDY0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#zoomin #zoomout #sunset #officeview #inspirationalquote

[aum-trojanhorse]

Ambush #5

Mapped out how a journey of a failure is experienced in general.

P.S Tanuj experienced his first chiropractor adjustment xD He didn't let Varun crack his neck :')

#zoomin #zoomout #narrowingdown #chiropractortrojans #mapPEmap #encoragingfailuremeansdemotivation #failureisaphase

[gerardbillet]

Vasilos Ilias : Between Space and Time : Inner Worlds Outer Worlds, Zoom Out, Apostolos Karakatsanis. #dlgallery #eniagallery #eikastikoskyklos #vasilosilias #innerworldsouterworlds #zoomout #apostoloskarakatsanis #ɪɴsᴛᴀᴘɪᴄ #photoofthedays #peiraeusmycity (à ENIA GALLERY) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgGvOZVMgW5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#dlgallery #eniagallery #eikastikoskyklos #vasilosilias #innerworldsouterworlds #zoomout #apostoloskarakatsanis #ɪɴsᴛᴀᴘɪᴄ #photoofthedays #peiraeusmycity

[kelvintanadi-blog]

ZOOM OUT AND ZOOM IN #zoomout #zoomin #zoomchallenge (at Astha District 8 SCBD) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdQY0eXB8OL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#zoomout #zoomin #zoomchallenge

[overtake]

#1 Fernando Fan | Spain 2023

#max verstappen #fernando alonso #f1 #formula 1 #op #max so offended to not have fernando in the convo #the zoomout to fernando in that hat and those sunglasses #flawless shot

[wafflessquad]

happy saturday! obsessed with the vibes of this video 😂

#the outfit the ramp the zoomout #queued because tradition has to be maintained #mahmood

[qsmpcryptid]

I don't think I'll ever experience the same emotion I experienced when watching the first q!roier tape and it ended with a zoomout of his rat self playing Karma Police. Nothing will ever feel the same as that I fear.....

#qsmp #qsmp roier #I lost my fucking shit when it happened you have no idea

[kockaslili]

The zoomout of the previous Xav render

#xavier love and deepspace #lnds #love and deepspace #love and deepspace mc #3d artf #fanart #Xavier

[illuminatingfacts]

Zoom out of the eye of a famous actress - can you guess who it is?

#aiart #peopleofai #aiartcommunity #aiphotography #aiphotograph #aiphotographer #aiartwork #aihuman #aimodel #aimodels #eyes #zoomout #midjourney

[curio-queries]

FRI(END)S : the Music Video

This post is part of a series of my thoughts on this release. Here are the other posts:

QUICKCOMBO: Continuation

QUICKCOMBO: Termination

The Song

The Music Video (this post)

The Promo

THE PRODUCTION

First, I don't claim to have any expertise when it comes to film-making, I just know what makes sense to me. Please remember take all of the following as a personal interpretation and not fact. I'd avoided reading anyone else's reactions during the initial release as I wanted some time to formulate my thoughts...but here we are. If any of you made posts discussing this release, I'd love if you shared a link so I can go check them out now!

I don't remember if there was any speculation prior to the release if this was going to be a fan song for ARMY. There was some precedent for that with other recent solo songs by the members so I remember going into my initial watchthrough wondering if that would be the case. In any case, it's exceedingly clear when watching the mv, that this song is not ABOUT us. And there's a very clear indicator that this is the case. Two words: EYE CONTACT.

There are exactly four times in the mv that V makes direct eye contact with the camera: when he's alone at the convenience store, both zoomouts in the restaurant, and at the end after he greets his doppleganger.

The convenience store moment is very brief and is immediately followed by a shot of what he's seeing and how he reacts to it. This is giving us a window into how this world is effecting him.

The first zoomout in the restaurant, when he's alone is the moment I knew this song wasn't about us. It's such a deliberate breaking of the fourth wall and it lingers foreeeever. The shot is so long. It's beautiful, don't get me wrong but it firmly puts us in our place as the recipient of this message V is delivering to us.

The next zoomout actually stands out to me not because of V's eye contact with us but because of the girl's lack of it. All of the couples in this world have been obvious about being the same with each other. Whether they're loving or fighting, they're both equally in it. Her NOT making eye contact with us while V does, also highlights the idea of this being a conversation that V is having with us. This whole mv is about V telling us how he's effected by the world around him. She can't connect with us because she's part of the world and not part of him.

The end is such a cheeky little moment. V acknowledging that the past few minutes were bananas and that we will do what we do best with their content: extrapolate and theorize. He's giving us his blessing to take it and roll. So let's do it!

THE PLOT

When V makes his bid to end the friendship, there are two possible results: termination or escalation. So let's go through both.

Termination:

V is alone in a world that is seemingly only populated by couples. Everyone else has someone and they are hyper-focused on each other. In this part of the story, the couples are clearly focused on a romantic/sexual connection.

Escalation:

V is no longer alone. He has a lady with him going through the same activities he did previously. But now, all of those couples are fighting with eachother rather than loving, to the point of destruction.

So which side do I subscribe to? Honestly, neither... lol trust the aspec to choose 'none' when presented with a multiple-choice question.

THE END?

That's it. Honestly that's all of my thoughts about the plot. Excellent storytelling and they do a wonderful job of bringing us into this bizarre world in an entertaining way. I do think it's interesting yo contemplate if this is actually describing a weird other world or if this is all in V's head, showcasing how he perceives the world differently based on his relationship status.

...but that's not all I want to chat about regarding this mv. I think this honestly has more to do with my personal mix on the ace-aro spectrums and the self-sacrificing culture I was raised in. Buuuut I've always had this little thought in the back of my mind that getting into a relationship is actually a really selfish thing to do. I realize this is a highly targeted viewpoint but hear me out for a second on why this mv has got me thinking about this. I'm curious if anyone else on the ace-aro spectrums have had similar thoughts so I'll be posting this over on @aspec-kpop as well. Please tell me if this makes sense to any of you!

So, in this world, V is miserable if everyone else is in relationships and he's alone. Or, if he's seemingly happy with his lady, everyone else around them is in absolute chaos. Either way, both stories end up with him bleeding in the street but in the latter, everyone else is miserable, including his girl who now has to suffer the pain of losing a loved one.

As a teen, who didn't have the luxury of knowing about aspec identities, I remember being absolutely haunted by the admonition that 'it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all'. As I got older and it was becoming increasingly clear to me that I would not have the traditional life experiences that were expected of me, this weighed very heavy on my soul. I would then see my friends go through the heartache of breakups, and older relatives suffer at the passing of their loved ones. Maybe the saying was wrong after all; since loving someone would always lead to pain anyway?

Yes, I do realize that this is a fictional world created to be a backdrop for a fun pop song and I'm likely exposing a little too much of my own psyche for strangers on the internet. But I do find it interesting also that in this fictional world, there is no good choice for V to take. Either he's miserable and everyone else is happy or the inverse is true. He is in a position where it's just not possible for him to choose both his own happiness and the happiness for those around him. Sound familiar?

BONUS THOUGHTS:

(This whole section was worded much better and I feel like I had another point but that is now lost to tumblr eating my original post so this is going to have to be what we get.)

Like I said before, I'm curious how y'all reacted to this release. Do any of my points make sense to you as well? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Just a couple of thoughts from watching the making film:

Tae is so technically competent! It's so satisfying to watch. Did y'all see that moment where he hits his mark walking backwards before the car? Trust a dancer to be so spatially aware.

He's also so good about giving them options with his reactions and expressions. We only get to see the more entertaining ones here but to be so on the ball with a production team that doesn't speak your native language, it's very impressive. Not that I expected any less but it's sure nice to see.

WAIT WAIT WAIT

While rewatching this to see if there were any other interesting tidbits, I noticed the sign that said ACE behind V when he was outside of the restaurant. I'm not usually one to research these kinds of things but I am somewhat partial to the term ACE soi was curious. I found it! It's the ACE CAFE of LONDON.

I no longer feel bad about my aspec interpretations. Aces, this song is OURS! lol

#Youtube #kim taehyung #v #fri(end)s #aspec

[rejeankarla]

2023.02.21. 05:54PM “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” ~ Michele Ruiz #sunset #zoomin #zoomout #inspirationalquote https://www.instagram.com/p/CqFnvx8prCsV2Va_Ss-4psRrxnM3S84q_0Pu8A0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#sunset #zoomin #zoomout #inspirationalquote

[oldsamarie]

nothing is funnier than the bit youtubers do where they say something thats like. a slip of the tongue. and then they do a zoomout so it's the black frame meme format and the caption is just "what?". It makes me laugh every time

#the seanie dew vid where he keeps callinghandcuffs chainsaws

[wrestlezon]

the rainmaker okada zoomout chained into the best friends hug zoomout 😭

#livezon

[roguetoo]

#james webb space telescope #space