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Monday, March 29, 2010

The Looper

ok so I'm bombing one of my resolutions in blog posting. I'll try harder. But hopefully this post will put a smile on your face = D

Spring Break just ended and today was the first day back at school. Unfortunately, it's midterm week for one of my classes, so obviously I need to focus very hard by coming by own personal space here. My break was full of glamorous hotels (for my interview), late night sophisticated conversations (full of emo-ness), and interview fun (whoo!). This past interview was the most intense interview process I have ever been through. In the span of 9 hours beginning at 7:30 AM, I powered through 3 exams, 2 case studies, 1 presentation, and various behavioral interviews. In between all that, my stomach hurt from bad judgment in drinking coffee in the morning. My body can't handle caffeine. But I decided to drink it because everyone was doing it X___X But the interview itself was an awesome experience and I HOPE I get a chance to be there again cuz the company was great and I loved the environment and people.

I have to say the most entertaining part of my break though was... superhero movie marathon! We watched the big blockbusters... all Spiderman films, Fantastic Fours, and Incredible Hulk. And a Stephen Chow movie.

I also started revisiting some old videos that I worked on in the past cuz I miss video editing at times. So it got me thinking... if I was a superhero video editor, what would my name be?

Well I guess I'll have to talk about my weaknesses and strengths. My biggest weakness is I'm friggin slow. I think I'm the slowest person in the world when it comes to editing. I admit I'm highly critical in detail when it comes to editing, but I overdo it a lot and a lot of times I end up wasting time. Another weakness is that it looks one-dimensional. I guess it gives an "Alice-feel," but I need more variety and effects. I guess a big reason for that is I'm not an expert at all and have a lot more to learn. If I had made the decision to go to USC five and a half years ago, I probably would have eventually gone into film and entertainment. But I decided to be a good child and become an engineer. Strengths... AHA!! My biggest one is my way of building transitions and making it all flow. I guess the best example would be with background music. I cut a few places in a song, mix it up, put it back together, and what do you know... it sounds like a new song! A good one I mean. I can also loop some sequences in different sections and it sounds decent. Kinda like DJing.

So naturally, my video editing superhero name would "The Looper." whoaaa watch out for The Looper! And her intense audio mixin skills.

So for all those video freaks out there, whether you edit, watch, or eat films, what would your superhero name be?

What a productive and happy mini-break. I'm all pumped to study now!

<3 A

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