“Eyeborg” – Creative Eff-ort

"If you lose your eye and have a hole in your head, then why not stick a camera in there?" – Rob Spence, “Eyeborg”.

Yes, Yes! Mr. Spence, what an idea! For those of you that do not know who Eyeborg is it may be well worth your time to find out now. Not just any cameraman, Eyeborg will use the “hole in his head,” more clearly explained as his eyeball socket, to place a concealed camera inside a prosthetic eyeball. He will wear this eyeball and instantly become a human surveillance machine. Eyeball filming, as it may be called, is pushing the boundaries of existing filmmaking tactics as we know it, and can lead to new and exciting documentaries directly from the perspective of human vision. New technology has allowed the camera to be concealed in many different areas, for example sunglass frames, the button on a lapel, or under the brim of a cap. But inside of an actual eyesocket? From the actual perspective of real human vision? Imagine the possibilities! Spy agencies around the world may one day capitalize on this, allowing once handicapped one-eyed men a new career in eyeball film spying. Will Eyeborg become an international superstar director, capitalizing on his handicap with a novel idea? Surely a possibility, and most likely his goal. Or will Eyeborg become a convicted felon, unable to control the new peeping tom powers he has suddenly found? Chris Hansen may have a new type of predator on his hands if this invention moves forward. Only time will tell....

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE52441A20090305

I ask one question…aside from the very obvious which I will not even mention here, what would you film if you had the ability to put an effing camera in your head?