Video editing · 2024

Delta Sigma Pi Recruitment Video

I storyboarded and edited a playful Lego Masters pitch within a two-day application window.

Recruitment application video. Playback starts only when requested.
2 days
production window
1
complete short-form story
720p
web video derivative
Role
Storyteller and editor
Tools
Video editing · Storyboarding · Motion design

The challenge

What needed to change

A Delta Sigma Pi application prompt asked which reality competition I would join and why I would win. I had two school days to turn the response into a concise and memorable video.

My contribution

Responsibilities

  • Developed the Lego Masters concept and storyboard.
  • Recorded and structured the narration.
  • Edited the complete video and selected music and visual pacing.
  • Built compositing treatments and a simple animated mouth rig for a still image.

The system

Approach and decisions

  1. Used a video-essay structure to keep the answer clear while allowing playful visual choices.
  2. Synchronized cuts, highlights, and music to the narration.
  3. Angled images and text in three-dimensional space and added restrained grain for an older television texture.
  4. Prioritized a complete narrative within the fixed two-day window.

The result

Outcome

The final video delivered a complete response with narration, rhythmic cuts, compositing, and simple animation. The portfolio uses an optimized derivative so visitors do not download the 92 MB source file.

Attribution: Alyssa independently storyboarded, narrated, and edited the video.

Evidence

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