Everyday Celebration – Video Montage
For this task, you will create a 15–30 second video montage that celebrates everyday life. Celebration does not have to be a party or a big event; it can be shown through simple moments such as daily routines, movement, rest, freedom, or small moments that make life meaningful.
You will film short clips from your day-to-day life (around 2–5 seconds each & Face is not necessary) and edit them together into one short video. These clips should show ordinary moments that feel positive, calm, freeing, comforting, or meaningful. The final video should feel like a quiet celebration of life itself.
Your video does not need people talking, acting, or explaining anything. Focus instead on movement, light, sound, rhythm, and atmosphere.
30 Everyday Moments Examples You Can Film (You Can choose your own)
- Waking up and opening the curtains
This celebrates a new day and being alive. - Stretching your arms or body
This celebrates movement and caring for your body. - Making a cup of tea or coffee
This celebrates comfort and routine. - Eating breakfast
This celebrates nourishment and starting the day. - Walking outside
This celebrates freedom and independence. - Sunlight coming through a window
This celebrates warmth, hope, and calm. - Sitting quietly on a bus or train
This celebrates movement and transition. - Listening to music with headphones
This celebrates emotion and personal space. - Singing quietly to yourself
This celebrates self-expression. - Sitting on a swing in a park
This celebrates play, freedom, and joy. - Laughing at something small
This celebrates happiness in simple moments. - Cooking or preparing food
This celebrates care and creativity. - Tidying your room
This celebrates control and a fresh start. - Taking a deep breath
This celebrates calm and being present. - Looking at the sky or clouds
This celebrates reflection and imagination.
- Walking home at sunset
This celebrates the end of the day and rest. - Stretching or doing yoga
This celebrates balance and wellbeing. - Washing your face or hands
This celebrates refreshment and renewal. - Lying on your bed resting
This celebrates recovery and self-care. - Watching rain through a window
This celebrates stillness and atmosphere. - Playing with a pet
This celebrates connection and affection. - Looking in the mirror and smiling
This celebrates self-acceptance. - Writing or drawing quietly
This celebrates creativity. - Walking through a familiar place
This celebrates belonging and routine. - Hearing birds or natural sounds
This celebrates life continuing around you. - Closing a laptop after work or study
This celebrates finishing and relief. - Sitting alone in a café or room
This celebrates independence and peace. - Stretching after sitting for a long time
This celebrates listening to your body. - Standing in the shower with water running
This celebrates comfort and care. - Turning the lights off at night
This celebrates rest and the end of the day.
Signs of a Celebration – Photography
For this task, you will explore the theme Celebration by photographing signs that a meaningful moment has taken place, rather than the celebration itself. Celebrations do not always look loud or obvious. Often, they can be understood through what is left behind after an important moment, routine, or achievement has ended.
You will take photographs of everyday spaces or objects that suggest something has happened earlier in the day. This could be at home, in college, or in a public space. You are not photographing people celebrating, but the evidence of a moment, such as completion, rest, togetherness, or relief.
What to photograph
Choose from everyday examples such as:
A messy table with balloons, confetti, and empty bottles
This celebrates togetherness and release — people gathered, let go, and lived in the moment.
A half-burnt candle surrounded by melted wax
This celebrates time being marked, often linked to memory, ritual, or reflection.
A cake box with crumbs and a knife inside
This celebrates sharing and marking a moment as special, even if it’s now over.
Flowers starting to wilt in a vase
This celebrates a moment of care, love, or appreciation that has already passed.
An unmade bed with clothes on the floor
This celebrates intimacy, comfort, or freedom from routine.
Confetti scattered on the floor after it’s all finished
This celebrates joy that didn’t need to last forever to matter.
A glass with lipstick marks or fingerprints
This celebrates human presence, connection, and shared experience.
A stack of used plates and cutlery on a counter
This celebrates sharing food and time together.
A torn wrapping paper with ribbon still attached
This celebrates giving, receiving, and surprise.
A sink full of glitter or makeup residue
This celebrates preparation, transformation, and self-expression.
A notebook open on a page with scribbles or doodles
This celebrates creativity and expression without pressure.
A floor with footprints, scuff marks, or traces of movement
This celebrates energy and activity that has passed.
Shoes kicked off beside each other near a door
This celebrates arrival, safety, and being able to rest.
A room with decorations taken down but traces left behind
This celebrates transition — moving on after something meaningful.
An empty chair pushed back from a table
This celebrates participation — someone was there, and that mattered.
These images should make the viewer think: something has just happened here.
What NOT to photograph
- Parties, festivals, or events
- People posing or celebrating
- Obvious decorations or fireworks
What to produce
- Take 4–6 photographs
- Upload them to your FMP blog homepage
What to write
For each image, write a short reflection (3–4 sentences) explaining:
- What moment or activity may have happened before the photo was taken
- Why this moment can be seen as a form of celebration
- How this idea could influence your Final Major Project
Focus on everyday life, routine, endings, and transitions, and how these moments can still represent celebration in a quiet or subtle way.
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