Life Changing Lives

This video was created to show my appreciation, as well as Quens, for these two. These young men live their lives vicariously through the sport of football and through the Olathe Northwest team. Growing up with these two, I thought it would only be right to share with the public how I see Colin and Jack. It is portrayed through my eyes and the film itself is as if you were watching from Quen's or my point of view.

The idea came from Homecoming week, we knew Jack Weafer was a senior HC court candidate and a likely king, we thought the timing was perfect. The producing took about three weeks of strung out b-roll and interviews. Filming of the games was done by Quen in which I would be on the field. The post-editing was not too hard, we had our vision of how we wanted it to look and straying away from the regular newsy side of e-comm was what we went for.

Along with the process, I gained knowledge of just how important interviews can be and too be fearless with asking questions. The best material can come with the most risky questions, as long as your subject is comfortable. I would have made the story longer, however. As I was only given a 3 minute time frame, it seemed as if we cut it to a fraction of what it could have been. But, bonuses come as well, and I would continue with the intense b-roll in packages, great lighting, and fantastic interview subjects. These helped the story thrive.

I drew personal experiences from this about life itself, and one is simply to portray a story of something you love. Because nothing more creative and passionate will come. And through your eyes, nothing can grip the hearts of people more. Ive seen my best work in subjects that I have or already have fallen in love with. I have grown up with these two kids throughout my whole life and the story flowed with ease.