I thought it was fascinating to see such a common part of life preserved from a time before everybody had a camera in their pocket. Is there a more mundane and uniting experience than running to the convenience store to pick something up? The enthusiasm of the cameramen is simply wonderful, it really does seem, as he says, to be a great night in America.
Also, that French girl was cute.
Is it just me or are these people acting a lot less reserved in front of the camera. Like the camera is something that is rare and won't be viewed widely so it deserves your best and most unreserved self. As opposed to the camera today that is ubiquitous and can easily be viewed widely. I really do think today that a lot of people are more likely to turn away and reject being filmed rather than happy to be on it.
There was a less of a concern of where the video was going to end up. Nowadays when people take a video, you never know who is going to see it. With videos going viral all the time, you have to be careful because you don't know if the video is going to have 20 million views. I for one would be a lot more comfortable being filmed if I wasn't concerned where the video was going to end up.
^this video seems to confirm your sentiment. though it is likely that the friendlier responses to the cameraman have been edited out.As opposed to the camera today that is ubiquitous and can easily be viewed widely. I really do think today that a lot of people are more likely to turn away and reject being filmed rather than happy to be on it.
People are so self conscious. It's kind of ironic because the more they get pissed the worse they look for this video.
My friend Ian documented so much of our childhood from the age of 12 to 23. I need to see what he's saved and if he has digitized it. This was great, I enjoyed watching it. Most notably the fact that they handed over a dollar for a LARGE drink and got a handful of change back.
This brings back memories. In 1987, I was working at a 7-11 making a whopping $3.15/hr. Fun times.