5x5 Video



For this project, I chose to do the second option of the prompt: end where you begin. The concept behind this project was to basically film my weekend in short clips with a transition. In the clips, you can see that my weekend consisted of seeing my girlfriend, hanging out with friends/cutting their hair, playing basketball (where I messed up my back), and eating some Hana Kitchen. I landed back at the same spot in my room to edit this, coincidentally with the same shirt on. This project overall was another playful-ish one for me, so that was fun.

Link to video:

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IJFzR4irgvI



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