The Making of Children of War
Making this video has been a trip. The Although the final product reached my standards, albeit barely, the trundle of technical difficulties and copyright infringements took some concentrated time to overcome. The finished video used a series of programs including iMovie, Garageband, Vittle, Doodle buddy, and Sibelius. There were times when the audio seemed to paranormally rearrange itself into a intrusive cacophony of pejorative screeching. In this endeavor to promulgate the rescue of thousands of children forced to fight the wars of others, I granted multifarious technological knowledge, including a deep and particular respect for the mysterious and sacrosanct save button. Alongside this newly gained admiration I grew to despise the limits of resources and time- Which was felt constantly nipping at my heels in the race to finish by the deadline. When I found a draft to be what I believed to be finished that reassuring exuberance was ephemeral when I’d realize that a clip was too short, or a blast of audio to ear shattering and I'd have to restrain the impulse to hurl myself off some rocky cliff. After several days of this, I realized I would have to scrap the entire project. There was no way I could finish it in only two more class periods. So one Saturday, it became my mission to complete it at home. Finally once it was done, and this time for sure, I was so entirely overwhelmed with the joy of finishing on time that that previous exuberance wasn't even acknowledged, and was instead replaced by a euphoric (and slightly stunned) pulsing calm of relief.
Maker of Children of War,
Zora J. S.
Maker of Children of War,
Zora J. S.