In this episode, I explore my early experiences with sewing and how they led to my current skills, accompanied by an easy sewing project perfect for the first episode.

I was originally going to separate the two parts in the video, however, I kept it as one for this project for viewing purposes. I was also trying very hard not to go over the 5 minute mark, practicing the montage effect through out this video.

Enjoy!

https://dtc-wsuv.org/qharris23/html_project/

Hi everyone,

Here is my final version of my video project for this class.

This entire class turned out to be one of my favorite courses I’ve taken at WSU Vancouver. I realized that videography and cinema are two passions of mine that got to stretch their creative legs this semester.

This work is heavily inspired by Daniel Liss’s pandemic pantheon: a-z. Initially, I wanted to do a 23 listed video essay about my process of moving out. In reality, I had little time to film before the move happened, resulting in my decision to create the video essay around the idea of already being moved out. I prefer this idea over my previous one, as I had a plethora of new ideas to explore and tie into the numbered theme of this project.

After receiving some critiques in class during our rough cut presentations, includes about 10 more seconds of content to allow space between each numbered item. On top of this, I removed the entire “flashback” section where all the videos and pictures shown in the beginning of the essay were cut together at the end. Instead, as suggested by Will, I found a scrapbook my mom made for me when I moved out that contained pictures of me from K-12. This seemed to fit much better with the narrated dialogue referencing how younger me wouldn’t believe where I am today.

This process was straightforward compared to the other projects in this class. I felt prepared with ideas and filming techniques from the previous assignments and am proud of the work that I made.

I’m stoked to see what else everyone will create in the future.

Growing up surrounded by multiple different cultures can be just as unique as it is isolating. However, a recent family trip to Las Vegas has helped facilitate a bit of a perspective shift. In this short personal video essay utilizing various forms of montage, with multimedia from various different sources incorporated, we will explore the concept of spatial and cultural liminality.