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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid applied a couple of years ago. It was the first year they shifted from interviews to videos and the explanation was Covid restrictions. (It was very early in Covid and I'm guessing their alumni interviewers weren't excited about zoom interviews.) I have a kid applying this year, and they seemed to have refined (improved, in my opinion) the description of what they were looking for in the video. My first kid made a simple (frankly, unimpressive) video looking at the camera and merging in photos. Then she showed me the ones other kids made-- many posted them online. And wow. It seemed clear they either hired a videographer or had a very talented family member. For instance, giving a tour of their 'hometown' (NY City) by traveling to all kinds of locations. Very high quality visuals, edits, etc. Some with kind of special effects. Unclear if the 'script' was theirs or not. FWIW, my kid got in with her iphone propped on textbooks and filming in my dining room. And now the instructions seem to asking for something more clearly along the lines of what she did. [/quote] Another parent here. I looked at a bunch online, and the ones that looked more "professional " tended to be from kids who were into filmmaking. (My favorites are the guy with the animated character and the Wes Anderson send up). I think those are great for those kids and don't extend the bar for others. Some videos (my kids' included) had more editing work in them for sure -- cuts, slides with VO, music. My kids used software that came free on my computer, and it allowed them to add extra tracks of photos and sound as well as titles. They figured it out by trial and error, and theirs had a lot of content while conveying a theme. But, kids also got in with videos that are just 1 shot of them talking. There's no "right" way. I think it's nice to show creativity.[/quote] Wow. My kid is at Chicago and also had to make an intro video for them. From what I recall he just videoed himself in his room talking about his favorite books. Might have showed the books but I don’t think he used music, pics or any video tools. [b]Had no idea bar was much higher![/b][/quote] It’s not. A small number of kids do crazy videos and post them online. Most who are accepted do not. [/quote] I think both of you are missing my point. There's not a "bar," and there's no wrong way. It's about how kids want to express themselves. Lots of kids are video savvy. Layering and editing content is quite common and easy to do in free software, so a lot of kids do that. It's not "crazy," but it's also ok not to do that. [/quote] No, I got your point. And I agreed with it. You just fixated on the word “crazy,” which I used as shorthand to mean “unusually high production value that most kids don’t do,” which is true. Most kids don’t do it.[/quote]
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