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Fundamentals of Video Production Virtual Screening Spring 2020

Fundamentals of Video Production
Media and Cultural Studies 323
Jenny Lion, Visiting Assistant Professor

After weeks of long critiques, night class Zoom sessions, and bad internet connections, the Fundamentals of Video Production class is proud to present our final films! Even when the world seems to be ending and our cameras are under stay-at-home orders, we have persisted to explore a variety of subjects such as family, identity, memory, and the COVID-19 epidemic itself.

Feel free to watch what peaks your interest, or all of the works in the presented order.

–The Fundamentals of Video Production Class


This class would not have been possible during such times without the assistance of Brooke Schmolke, Tamatha Perlman, Jeremy Meckler, Haha Sheppard, the ITS staff, the DRC staff, and of course Jenny Lion!

a film by alex ang, bao ha, and mizuki samuelson – 17 minutes

三/三

An exploration of belonging and Asian identities.
dedicated to our families


Sophia Vischer – 3 minutes

Synonym Home

A montage of personal home videos that explores the concept of what “home” really is.
To my family, my home
Thanks for filming all the good and being there for all the bad
String Quartet No. 3, “Mishima” by Philip Glass


Edited by Reva Dalela – 10 minutes

In the Garden with Duke | In the Kitchen with Tatha Patti

“The ethos of mothering involves valuing in and of itself a commitment
to the survival and thriving of other bodies: a fundamental
contradiction to the logic of capitalism.”
– Cynthia Dewi Oka (from ‘Revolutionary Mothers’)
Voices of Namrata Dalela and Jayanthi Jayaraman
Camera and Cast: Reva and Amritha


Conceived and Edited by Peter Vitalis and Ama Kyereme – 6 minutes

Separately Together

A collective video using footage shot by each member of the class capturing our personal feelings and thoughts during the stay-at-home orders as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shot by Alex Ang, Reva Dalela, Bao Ha, Michael Khuth, Ama Kyereme, Mizuki Samuelson, Haha Sheppard, Sophia Vischer, Peter Vitalis
Special thanks to Jenny Lion