J Sakaguchi

  For this final project, I decided to spin off of Marco's 3 Perspectives video. In his video he talked about his journey as a soccer player going through highs and lows, places he's been through, and included snippets of his life. Earlier in the semester, I had done a personal project about my testimony so wanted to revisit that. Marco used video as his medium to convey his story, but I decided to go with words and performance. I wrote a short poem depicting the journey I've been through, mainly about my faith. The Runner’s Revelation In the whisper of night, where dreams are  spun, A change, profound, can suddenly be won. Not in the stillness, but through trials and  tears, My soul transformed, finally, after years.  In halls of high school, where laughter rings, I sought my worth in fleeting, earthly things. Sports, friends, and eyes upon my face, I defined my joy, worth, and pace. Yet in the games, where glory was sought, A shadow lingered, and my soul was caught...

  For this project, I decided to go behind the scenes and film some track content. The 3 perspectives that I had in the video were 1) the solo aspect of track and field, 2) the study, recovery, and outside life that needs to be balanced, and 3) the team aspect. Within these 3 big ideas, I filmed using different angles. Straight on, rule of thirds, and from the ground. I was able to use some techniques and skills that I had been learning at the same time from my Film Making class, so that was very fun. I shot with an actual camera, color-graded and edited on Premiere Pro, and exported the video to the Google Drive link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wKEaOeDf_UEqZDjZj9SiZhJ7a3PaOlsR/view?usp=drive_link