Good morning Everybody!
Well, it looks like this will probably be my final blog posting of my undergraduate career at USC, and I'm glad that the topic is going to be on how I collaborated with David on creating our informational video on sunbathing.
The week before we were supposed to introduce our topics to the class, I was lost on how I was going to create and edit a video all by myself, and how would I get good footage with just my Android videocamera?! At that moment, David approached me in class and asked me if I would want to join his group, and I gladly accepted. I first thought that the biggest impediment would be that since I don't live on campus, arranging a time to meet would be a pain, but we crunched out the project in a timely manner, and it was done accordingly to when I was already on campus, so no commuting issues arose from that :).
When David introduced me to his idea of sunbathing, I thought this was a bit of a funny idea at first, but then after David it explained it to me, it sunk in. But I was still stuck with what I was going to talk about in sunbathing, since I am not an aficionado as others maybe. I then pitched the idea of discussing the negative health implications of sunbathing, and David said it was a great idea. So far, we are 2/2 for avoiding negative consequences :).
The greatest part about working with David, asides from the fact that he's been a really chill guy all semester, was that he was a master in video editing. We split the work accordingly in terms of recording and choosing images, but David was the one who put in the most work for video editing and making sure that all of our cuts looked flawless and transitioned smoothly. If I didn't have David as my partner, this would've been one hell of a project that I would have had to work on. Since our topic was more or less straightforward, we did not have any particular challenges, well, maybe David did when he showed me how to use Final Cut Pro (Video Editing Software), but I found this to be an educational experience. This is perhaps, the smoothest and easiest group project that I have ever worked on. It was as if we were completing each other's sentences in regards to this project. There was no bickering, no flaking, no arguments, nothing, everything went smoothly, and I can't thank David enough for him bringing me onboard his team.
Here is the link to David and I's project, which I hope all of you will enjoy, especially since summer is coming up :D
https://vimeo.com/126772453
And I wanted to give one more big thank you to Cynthia for being such an awesome professor this semester. I can whole heartedly say that this was my favorite class during the semester, and even though I am a Biological Sciences major, I learned a whole lot of critical information, which will propel me in my aspiring career of business and Biology. It was a pleasure taking your class Cynthia, and I hope that you will enjoy your summer.
Thank you everyone for making this a fun and exciting semester. I hope everybody enjoys their summer, and remember, don't forget the sunscreen! :)
Eric Pinashin
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