'Eyes.patched' (thank you)
suggests we make our own video! since I mentioned that we have seen
none that have been in English.
The main reason I have for wishing
to see one in English – from someone else, of course, not me, - is
to find out, as I would have liked to do in the Spanish, German,
French ones, if the blindsimming girl is doing it for a stunt,
sponsorship or if she's doing it because (like me) she just really
likes being blind(folded) for a period.
Sorry about all the commas and
brackets!!
As for me as the subject of a
video: Ha! I am far from being a good-looking girl like those in
those three videos, I would be too self-conscious, and I mostly enjoy
my blind-simming trips because I am alone and the fun is in finding
my own way around with only occasional and unprompted help from
others. If I knew there was a 'camera team' close by, it would spoil
the whole thing for me – difficult to explain why but you may know
what I mean?
We saw a travel film on the TV a
little while ago where the subject announced that, having got to a
certain point (in the African bush or somewhere), his camera team
were leaving and returning to the base camp. However we carried on
seeing video of him progressing on his journey! So much for real
verisimilitude (I looked it up!) of such travel accounts.
Chris is, of course keen on the
idea and says he has the right sort video equipment which he
sometimes uses for his building project surveys but 'no way', I tell
him. He says we could do a video of one of my office afternoons. Can
you imagine anything more boring? Answering the phone occasionally
and making the tea! It won't happen!!
Jane
It would be fascinating to find and watch this film; the stills are intriguing:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/8458330@N05/sets/72157600262729142/
Liquid latex thus seems more subtle than eye patches, and is presumably harder to remove, too. The subject clearly must not have a latex allergy, and must keep their eyes tightly closed when it is applied. She (or he) could also then benefit from the interesting possibilities of make-up, to conceal their handicap from the public gaze: https://www.flickr.com/photos/megathron/5286771370/
Imagine the irony of being made-up with false eyes, eyelashes, etc., when in fact your eyelids are held tightly closed by the latex and you're completely blind.