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Multimedia Editing was one class where I learned extensively how to cut, piece and create visual art. The software I used throughout the course of this class was Final Cut Pro (v.10). Honestly, it was like photoshop for video editing. After that, it was "farewell" to iMovie and Windows Movie Maker.
For this class, we had two primary assignments. The first was to make a music video and the second was to record and edit a mini-documentary. The first project was definitely an entertaining video to make. The song I chose to make a music video was "Home" by Phillip Phillips. Personally, the song was one I related to heavily. As a child, I moved around a lot, which resulted in me having to constantly adapt to new environments. It wasn't very apparent until I began to come of age and I realized that nothing was ever constant in my life. I found myself hoarding memories from every place that I'd lived in. And often times, it was my family that supported me day in and day out. This being the inspiration behind my video, I chose to take an innocent perspective of the rather sad experience. The song is an encouraging song and I wanted viewers to feel light-hearted and maybe even, derive emotions and nostalgia.
I used to babysit for a family down in Hayward, California and my guardian's twins were the perfect subject for my video. I decided to create a POV type of video; a home video of sorts. Thankfully, and as expected, I felt like a child once more. Now, I can say, working with children is probably the best. You never know what they'll do and in most cases, you'll end up with some memorable moments!
My final project was a mini-documentary and for this purpose, I wanted to direct myself down a provocative journey. I wanted to create something that would instigate people to wonder. To me, the concept of spirituality and religion had always been a major part of my life. Born as a Hindu, my culture was extremely important to me and seeing people of different religions converting to Hinduism always had me curious. How did they come to this conclusion? How would their family react to their conversion? All I had were a pile of questions that were unanswered. This project gave me the opportunity to find answers and also gave me the chance to work on something that I genuinely cared about.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness houses many supporters of Lord Krishna and is known to be a very liberal community that accommodates people of different religions. The Krishna Movement heavily depends on their devotees and their service to the Lord. Mammi-Ama Ofori, a young woman who lived in the ashram at Berkeley, had an interesting story to share. Born as a Christian, her decision to join the movement sparked tension between her and her family. How she tackled it is probably the most inspiring story I had heard. Watch the video below to see how it unfolds!
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