What would my life look like as a film/video editor in the future How would I feel about working with teams and people in the future? What type of creative work would I be working on in the future??
I am currently a 19-year-old in community college. I am currently addicted to K-Pop. Anywhere, anytime (maybe I'm exaggerating). I started getting into K-Pop when LE SSERAFIM promoted their single 'Perfect Night' with the fps game, Overwatch. After I saw my friend had a photo of Hanni (NewJeans) in his phone case, I questioned K-Pop more and more and started to talk more with him about it. Then, I got into this deep dive into LE SSERAFIM with Blizzcon, a convention for the company Blizzard which owns Overwatch. I don't exactly remember, but I probably got caught up in all of their videos, songs, and fan-made compilations. And I'd say one thing I do on a daily-to-weekly basis is watch reaction videos to K-pop songs I like. I think that people like Roscoe and Jordan Orme have had an impact on my goals for the future. Learning that Roscoe is a director and how he views other directors' storytelling makes me learn a lot. Jordan Orme, a professional music video editor, has also influenced me. To make things clear, I want to become some sort of producer in the film industry. Whether it be directing (which I find is a lot of work, but interestingly important) or editing (which I love to do), I want to be a part of that community that brings stories to audiences through insane visuals on the screen and deep/hidden messages. This is my dream. A way that K-Pop has influenced that dream is through the directing and storytelling of music videos that I cannot get over such as 'Ditto' (Sides A & B) - NewJeans and 'OMG' - NewJeans.
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Juan Manuel’s Answer
QUESTION ONE: If you could edit a music video for LE SSERAFIM or NewJeans, what hidden visual metaphor (like the ones you admire in "Ditto" or "OMG") would you include to represent your own relationship with K-Pop and how it has changed your life?
QUESTION TWO: Imagine that, in the future, you are directing a short film about addiction to youth fandoms. What everyday object (such as a phone case or an Overwatch poster) would you use as a recurring symbol in the edit to depict the passage of time without falling into clichés?
QUESTION THREE: If your future self—now a professional editor—had to collaborate with a very traditional director who despises K-Pop, what creative strategy would you devise to convince him to include a sequence inspired by the aesthetics of "fan cams" or YouTube reaction videos, without him even noticing?
Liam’s Answer
Get some cheap equipment, a camera, a laptop, and just get your ideas out there. Your first stuff won't look the way you want it to but just keep trying until it does! Be strategic, be creative, be productive!
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