[Video Essay] Self-Atlas

  “When we’re alone — when their judgments and preferences are no longer there to shape our self-concept — it tends to break down. That can be terrifying. But it can also be a gift. Because when the false self falls away, it leaves space for you to build a more authentic self.”   The video uses the form of research documents to analyze the relationship between the objects in my room and me, and how I can achieve self-reconciliation in this solitary space by analyzing my objects. [Please note the information listed in the corner! More information can be

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[Video Essay] Distance from environment

Hello, this is youngjin Im This video jornal is about social distance and How people’s has changed. I am going to focus on people’s life as in specific situation, which they needed to be isolated from other people. Not only coronavirus become a serious problem in Korea, but it is also became a serious problem in whole world. Like other countries, Korean government encourage people to have a distance between other people, which include their friends or co-worker. This is because virous could spread from airway. Seperation of people required people to do stop the spread of corona virus. To

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[Video Essay] Synecdoche, HONGKONG

The moving compartment is a synecdoche of Hong Kong.  Floorplan Shooting Script/ Story Board: Subtitles/ Narration:  The Coronavirus suffocates our city. As the urban artery, subway is one of the most efficient commute mediums between destinations. However, it also expedites the spread of many viruses, before people are awared. As part of the crowd, she enters the subway, becomes one of the infected.   Since then whenever taking subway, she starts to leave a pack of masks at the seat, hoping to shield everyone that leaves the subway with a mask. She is relentless, disregard if or not crisis is

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[Video Essay] Travel

                          Travel is an exciting event that people always look forward to. What makes travel exciting? The fact that it’s an escape from reality, the excitement for unexpected yet pleasant discoveries, the special people that are around and together, unforgettable memories, and the list continues. Travel gives us a rush of adrenaline, while also granting us peace. It is being able to relax from the reality of one’s world and be set free in another. It is also special since it is worked towards, the efforts, the planning,

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[Video Essay] Tinderella

Floor Plan Storyline Once upon a time, there was a girl who is always bored at home, constantly working on studies. One day, she discovered the dating app called “Tinder”, where she entered a fairytale and met 3 tinder dates — Charming, Daniel and Carlos. Charming is like Cinderella’s prince charming, Daniel is modern-ish humorous, and Carlos is looking into a serious relationship. She constantly flirts with them. The only tinder date who continued to chat with her is Carlos, and Carlos asked her on a “virtual” date. The girl wears makeup for him, waits for him, until they finally

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[Video Essay] Loneliology

  Floor plan:   Sorry that my final video isn’t consistence with my moodboard. A few days ago I was told that my original plan was infeasible due to the pandemic so I had to change my plan. This video is mainly about what would I say to myself if I can go back to four months ago.   Dialogue: 1: oh who are you 2: I’m you from four months in the future actually 1: are you here to tell me what’s gonna happen? 2: yeah yeah but because of the butterfly effect or some issues I can only

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[Video Essay] CAGE

Given the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic, people around the globe are undergoing social isolation. We are forced to “shelter in place”, coming to terms with being gradually cut off from society. Amid the long quarantine period, loneliness breeds depression. We are separated from the fresh air, the sun, the rain, and the scenery outside the window that are originally within reach. Navigating an unusual amount of time together in confined spaces, conflicts between families arise. The feeling of anxiety grows recklessly. We are craving social connection, love, and belong even stronger than the past. However, one of the interviewees

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[Video Essay] Learning

This is a fictional story of a girl who lost her best friend to COVID-19. Script: I lost my best friend to covid 19 three months ago. It was so hard to deal with. In the first few weeks, I would wake up and not know the point of waking up. I just wanted to lie in bed all day and cry. I would feel hopeless every morning, and I had to force myself out of bed everyday. Then I would get dressed, wash my face, brush my teeth, drink some water.   Then I had to go to my

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[Video Essay] Happiness

  In the past, people need to use about three months to discover SARS is a coronavirus. Today, scientists only need to spend three days to find out the DNA sequence of the COVID-19. It shows that our technology grows exponentially. And show that there are more people who have the ability to work on this study. In 2021, because of the efforts of everyone from different occupation, the situation of the outbreaks of COVID-19 become relax. People still keep in mind that how serious the virus is. Thanks for all scientists, doctors and nurses to save others’ life and

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