I stumbled across this guy Jchap's videos today, while searching through videos on vimeo.com ...
Jchap has some great Japan videos. It looks like he's arrived in Japan recently, and his videos have all that fresh, adrenaline-pumping energy that a lot of "foreigners" experience when they're new to Tokyo. Actually, most newcomers to Tokyo don't do very interesting work, cause they all notice pretty much the same things (neon, crazy fashion, crowds, signs with English mistakes, strange foods). But Jchap pulls it off really well though, cause he's just got charisma and knows how to select the truly funny and cool stuff. With any luck, he'll be on Japanese TV.
Filming in Tokyo and Japan is different than in most other places. I find, when filming in Canadian streets, there's always some person who waves to the camera. In Korea, people get curious or visibly uncomfortable about being filmed. But people in Japan pretty much ignore the camera ... and even ignore the "foreigner"'s crazy actions (unless they cross some line of acceptability).
I'll feature two of my favorite videos of Jchaps here that I really like (and then put links to a few more good videos below.
gnippikS
gnippikS - Tokyo on Vimeo
Jeremy Pretending to Fall Asleep Deeply on Tokyo Train
Me Pretending to Fall Deeply Asleep on a Train. on Vimeo
Jeremy Goes To Japan episode 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGXUlzZx-OM
Jeremy Goes To Japan episode 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqHcNdFVpwY
Check out his funny t-shirts at:
http://www.cafepress.com/chapcrap
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2 comments:
Wow, this guy does seem cool!
Haha, thanks for the awesome feedback, DoAn. I think I've neglected those in the audience who, like yourself, have been in Japan and are probably sick of all the Engrish and silly foods. I won't stop reporting about them (haha), but I will make sure to keep including the other, more random and hopefully fun stuff.
And thanks for the t-shirts plug...one day Chapcrap will happen. ^__^ <---Japanese style
p.s. I recently saw this really fascinating short film about a place I'd never heard of before. Check it out: http://www.vimeo.com/clip:149577
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