After getting to know the people in my cohort, I’ve had many thoughts about where I could see my fellow classmates working. I feel like each of us are finding our strengths, and the way we create connects with each other totally differently. I think a really fun video idea/bonding exercise would be to get each cohort in a room (design, visual media, etc) and to have a few people volunteer to share those thoughts on where we think each other are headed. The specific prompt question could be pertinent to each cohort… For design students we may ask each volunteer to identify what kind of designer they believe suits each student best, and telling them “why” to their face! For visual media students we may ask each volunteer to identify the type of media role they see each of their peers fitting into. We would film with as many people that are willing.
I think this would be such a fun idea because it is an opportunity to tell each other through discussion what we think they’re good at. Maybe I’m just projecting but I feel like a lot of us feel like they don’t quite know which direction we will take with design… This exercise could be a bonding exercise but also an idea generating activity. Like maybe a student will tell another student that they see them working for Nike as a creative director someday… First off, it’s a confidence boost. This student may start to see more possibilities for themself after hearing from each other that they see them doing something big! This also reassures each other that we believe in and encourage each other rather than feeling in competition. I think CUT has a lot of popular videos based around interpersonal connection, wholesome content, as well as somewhat “baity” content… I think our idea from SCCA would be interpersonal, wholesome and maybe even make students emotional. Crying always gets views to be honest. Aside from the attraction of real waterworks, seeing such a wholesome activity done between students would attract more students and show SCCA in a sweet light. I would suggest this program to anyone wanting to work hard in the creative field, and this could be a great selling point because you get a sense of what people are up to and the types of support we provide to students between other students. This idea would portray our program as a really friendly and nurturing program, which is what I have found it to be.
I think we are stressed and there is a plethora of things always to be doing. We are making progress without really getting to acknowledge it as much because we have already moved onto the next thing. Making a video like this would have so much versatility, meaning and could be used for years beyond its creation to inspire future students and to provide a benchmark of nostalgia for current students.