KOI MIL GAYA

KOI MIL GAYA 

JANUARY 15,2014

   Music is a form of art that allows people to hear the message musician and singers. Songs such as Happy by Pharrel Williams and Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, and Fire present a positive message. However when one hears a song  such as "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, the message is one expressing frustration. At the end of the day, all musicians and singers paint an image in the observer's mind which what this project is inspired from.

The visual background I chose was the entrance to the  Lone Mountain Campus of the University of San Francisco. The song I selected is a popular Bollywood duet called Koi Mil Gaya (I Found Someone). The singers are Udit Narayan and Chitra. The music composed by Rajesh Roshan is mixture of modern and electronic thus presenting a positive idea. Finally the sunny and warm weather adds a little twist of intimacy, a thought that any observer could relate to.

The song and picture will first leave observers baffled of how a Bollywood song and a University correlate with one another.By ignoring the picture and knowing that Koi Mil Gaya translates to "I Found Someone", one could assume that the song is expressing the happiness of two people finding their soul mates. Now adding the background of USF, the idea gets a little more complex and personal. The way I see it when one attends college, not only they find their soul mates they also discover their career path, personality, people they feel comfortable communicating with and making life long connections with friends and professors. 

 What does the project tmean? Personally I feel that the project means happiness. The message of this project is to tell viewers to reach for the sky. This project tells viewers that I am a young man who has a goal and is determined to work on it.

After taking constant pictures and choosing the correct music, I could say that this project is another successful one. I feel that the project works because the message is emphasizing other important life factors besides love. If I were given the opportunity to redo this project, I would have someone stand under the gates of the Lone Mountain Campus which will give observers the  emotion that individual is feeling at that moment.