A SOCIAL DISTANCE
Illustration by Angelina Bambina
A Social Distance is a global art project to inspire hope, creativity, and solidarity during the challenging and disorienting time of social distancing, caused by COVID-19.
You’re invited to participate.
Illustration by Angelina Bambina
We’re creating a crowd-sourced film and need your help!
We’re reaching out to you – people from the countries most impacted by COVID-19 – to document yourself and be witnessed, as a symbol of our humanity, during this challenging time. Our short film will feature a montage of human portraits, showing the breadth of perspectives as COVID-19 and social distancing ripples across the world.
You are invited to document yourself and be apart of our crowd-sourced film. Please follow all the instructions and complete all of the shots. Submissions are due Sunday, March 29.
INSTRUCTIONS
Take a video self-portrait with your face full in the frame, with a little bit of head space (like shown).
ie: “My name’s Kay and I’m from Sydney, Australia”
Ie: “I feel anxious.”
INTRODUCE YOURSELF
PORTRAIT
Take a video self-portrait with your face full in the frame, with a little bit of head space (like shown). Try to move the camera as little as possible and hold each position for 5 seconds.
1) With just your eyes, look in every direction.
2) Move just your mouth.
14%
4) Face Mask�Put on your mask and look at the camera for 5 seconds. Then take off your mask and look at the camera for 5 seconds.
*If you don’t have a face mask, you can skip this*
3) Move just your head.
PORTRAIT CONT.
Take a video self-portrait with your face full in the frame, with a little bit of head space (like shown). Try to move the camera as little as possible and hold each position for 5 seconds.
28%
OUT YOUR WINDOW
Suggestions:
• Try to get someone to interact with you
• Zoom in and follow any animals you see
42%
*Please be safe! Your safety is your responsibility.*
POUND
*Try to get your elbow / foot as close to the edge of the frame as possible, without going over.
56%
OPENING FRIDGE
70%
WASHING HANDS
86%
HANDWRITING
Write “Hello World” in your own language and take a close-up video of the writing (hold for 5 seconds).
100%
BONUS: COUNTRY FLAG
Hold your country's flag up to the camera, so it takes up a majority of the frame, plus your face.
NOTE: This can be an actual flag, a printed flag, or a hand-drawn flag, see below for examples:
Move around while holding your phone for 60 seconds.
BONUS: MOVING PORTRAIT
HOW TO SUBMIT
Please submit your footage no later than March 29.
Thanks for being a part of �this global art project 🙏
We will send you the finished video. �Questions? ASocialDistance@gmail.com