Dating Through the Eyes

They say the eye is the window to the soul. What an interesting idea, I mean it works to have a time of akward silence and staring and then to feel more comfortable to talk about random things together afterwards. This pod has a good pace, and I like the background with the titles, nice eye for detail.

So cool. Its nice to just see another person, just a person. Not some stereotype thats boxed up by their past, their ability to be outgoing or whatever.

Plus, no pressure to come up with interesting topics! I like it.

I would like to go to a party like this since I'm not really looking for a long term relationship at this point. I liked how the idea, the pace and the music all worked with the flow of the party. Since Colleen wasn't so sure she would go to another gaze party again, were there any people who benefited from it? What was it like for them?

Very interesting...and sort of creepy.

But, I liked the way you followed one character--seeing her perspective compared to some of the others helped to balance the piece. Also, I liked the way you sort of gave the back story of why they're doing this. And, I thought the shots of everyone's eyes sort of gazing off were cool.

I thought this would end up as some sort of weird staring contest... but I suppose there is some real intimacy in looking into another's eyes. It's definitely one way of discovering a connection, but I'm skeptical of it catching on as a fad like speed dating did. Cool pod though!

this is so interesting. a good take on something like this. its a new way to meet new people and it could be really rewarding for some. the instant connection is also a good spin. its hard to meet people in san francisco so i guess trying something like this would be interesting, i liked the structure and character in the pod as well.

I loved the movement, or lack thereof at some points, in this piece. HOlding the camera's "gaze" on the gazing participants almost made me feel as uncomfortable as a viewer as I would have at the event! Interesting concept - eye contact - seems so simple yet it's something we clearly don't do enough of...

I've never heard of this before. New information to me and probably a lot of others in the world. I was a little confused that the young lady in the video was the main character at first (maybe give her an introduction). Also, I think it would be cool to have a little bit of conflict in here. Maybe show some "gazers" that are negative and some that are positive.

At first I thought this would be just another gimmicky dating scheme -- so I skipped watching this pod about 3 times. But after reading the comments, I decided to watch it. I guess I'm so jaded about dating that I couldn't even watch a POD about it!

I really liked the style of this pod, with a couple of exceptions. I didn't like the "speeded up" section in the middle because it sort of defeats the purpose of eye-gazing, which is to slow down and get present with another person. I liked the shots of people's eyes and the consistency of following Pauline as a character through the pod. I would have liked more depth in this pod -- but I know it's hard to do in 4 minutes. I am with sacajess on wondering what the experience would be of those people who may have benefited and enjoyed the evening more than the main character did. For me, the treatment of the eye gazing party seems a bit superficial here, because gazing into someone's eyes is indeed an intense experience and the pod could have captured that a bit better. One way to do that would have been to get some of the more seasoned eye-gazers to gaze DIRECTLY into the camera, to give us (the audience) the experience of being gazed at. The shots of the eyes were cool, but they were never gazing directly AT US.

But overall, great pod, nice cinematography, nice music, nice movement - just a bit skimpy on the "character" aspect.

I would like to try an eye-gazing party now.

SAFE ANYWAY.. I would try it. What could possibly happen ? Maybe laugh so hard you blow stuff out of your nose!! endorced by the cdc ehh!

This is very unique. I feel like gazing into someone's eyes might be a little awkward at first. It kind of reminds me of what people do when they find a stranger attractive in class,on the bus, walking or while eating. They don't talk to them, because they do not know them but they do stare if they are interested in someone. Very cool idea.

This is possibly the strangest thing I've ever heard of! Whatever happened to talking to people? I know they say you can learn a lot about someone from just looking into their eyes, but when you first meet someone, actually talking seems like the way to go. But hey, I could be wrong. I'll find one of these parties in Chicago and let you all know what happens!

So dating through the eyes? Sounds pretty hot.
But I'm not sure if it's really for me; I mean, I don't even like keeping eye contact with people during general conversations.
And, I think there's a lot more that goes into initial attraction than just meeting eyes. Who knows, the pair of baby blues from across the room could want to take you home and stab you. Plus, when the woman at the end said it might be good for a hookup, I wasn't sure about that...I mean, that contradicts the whole organic attraction thing to me...It's a unique concept, but I'm not sure if it'll be applicable to everyone

I don't think I would emotionally be able to let someone look into my eyes for 2 minutes. That is a little to personal for a first date.

I am a strong believer in the idea that the eyes are the key to someones soul but I can honestly say that now Ive seen it all. I thought the millionaire matchmaker was ridiculous...but this might take the cake.

What do you think?

Very different indeed