Below, you’ll find more information about my strange hobby of filming elevators, also known as elevator videography, along with the policy that’s set out on this page.
How It Started?
When I was younger, I started watching elevator videos. One of the elevator enthusiasts that I liked to watch was DieselDucy, who was the first person to record elevator videos in 1993.
He inspired me to start filming elevators. So, in 2017, at the National Federation of The Blind of Georgia State Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, I filmed one of my first elevator videos.
How I Film Elevators?
I use my phone’s front camera to point to my face. That way, if you’re watching my elevator videos, you’ll see my reactions.
In later videos, I’ll start moving the camera around the elevator so you can see what the elevator looks like. This will only occur if no (no) passenger(s) are in the elevator.
Places Where Elevators Are Filmed
These are the places that I’ll film elevators:
- Hotels/Resorts
- Public buildings, e.g., libraries, city halls, airports, and so on
However, I don’t film hospitals and doctor’s offices due to HIPAA. More information on privacy can be found below.
Privacy-First
For me, privacy is very important. Every time that I film elevator videos, I review each audio and video and edit out parts of the video to remove other passenger(s) voices. Hence, some of the videos may seem shorter than usual.
Also, if I’m staying at a hotel as a guest, I’ll film the elevator multiple times to get the best footage, depending on how busy the elevator(s) at that time.
Rest assured that I take privacy very seriously, and I’ll make sure that every single video that I record is uploaded with just me in the video. If I have friend(s) in the video, I’ll let them know that it’ll be uploaded that video so they’ll know and to make sure that they’re okay with it.
Example
Here’s an example of one of my elevator videos: