Post-Production Video Editing

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Jeremy led another workshop for our mentees on Monday for the post-production of film. Last month our mentees filmed a few Maywood residents to highlight their stories and they are now working on editing the video they took. Jeremy shared advice on different aspects of this process with things like keeping all of your files organized, different editing apps, cutting and pasting parts of video together, and learning where to separate video to have the correct pacing. They all took time to go through piece by piece, checking all camera angles as well as separating the audio from video. A tip Jeremy also shared is to always check your work before delivering to a client. It is important to watch the video from beginning to end to make sure everything was done smoothly and correctly. Our mentees got a great start on their editing and we can’t wait to see the finished product they created!

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Branding, Sketches, Mood Boards And More!

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After our Breathwork Workshop, this past Saturday, our mentees began to work more on their own brands. They started to create mood boards and sketch out different designs that will appear within their brand. Some of our mentees are working on businesses such as clothing lines, stickers, baking, and so much more! Those who want to create clothing lines learned about different materials that can be used, how they compare, and different ways of printing photos or words onto a piece of clothing. There are various ways branding can be done, all with a different finish, so this was a great learning experience. Some mentees sketched out different designs for stickers and also planned out some other great content!

There is still so much to be done, like website creation and ordering/making the products that will be featured in these brands. Our mentees have made a lot of progress and we are so proud of how far they have come in this short period of time. We are so excited to see how everything turns out and are here to support our mentees every step of the way!

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Breathwork

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Our mentees were visited by Kathy Khang today for a workshop on breathwork. Breathwork refers to techniques and exercises for breathing. It is meant to help improve physical, mental, and spiritual well-being by relieving stress, opening the heart & mind, and help to promote gratitude and clarity. Kathy taught our mentees a variety of breathing exercises and helped our mentees to clear out their mind and focus on being in the moment. They focused on their breathing, thoughts, actions, and more. It was a peaceful experience and our mentees now have some additional tools to care for their mental health. It is important to take time to focus on the little things and appreciate those moments.

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Financial Advice For Businesses

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For mentorship yesterday, our mentees got a lesson about creative provision and financial advice from Jasmine. This discussion focused on mostly financial business advice. Jasmine discussed creating budgets, bartering services, different ways of making income, and preparing for the unexpected. After this portion, our mentees split up into their groups to work on their own businesses. They started to create logos and picking colors, as well as content and design creation. Our mentees had a lot of fun seeing all of the awesome things they can do! We can’t wait until their businesses and websites go live!

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Spoken Word

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Our mentees learned about writing and theatre from Clarybelle for the second half of Saturday’s workshop. They began with some exercises that are done before a show, like “I am, I like, I do”, walking around the space at different speeds, mirroring a partner, and heads up, heads down. The goal of these particular exercises is to connect and work as a team collectively. Once they were connected, the mentees starting working on short pieces of writing about objects around the room to practice being descriptive and depth, as well as stories about moments in their lives that are significant. Clarybelle also taught them that simply writing something down can help it to feel more real or can help to release it from their thoughts. The mentees had a lot of fun interacting and learning new things during this workshop! We can’t wait to see Clarybelle again!

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