In my 30 seconds video, I was displaying part of the office I work at. We are constantly trying to advertise our services to the international student and scholar population. Through our programming, one of the services offered reflects that community building among international and domestic populations. My project displays several still pictures/shots that represent the different constituents that the office serves. By putting all these shots together, the outcome becomes a comprehensive video. This is an analogy for when the different international constituents come together; they become a community (just like the video made of several shots).

The video is similar to a story telling in which the person behind the camera is on an adventure to seek for services/resources offered by the office. At the end, he/she finds a business card providing all the contact information needed to get in touch with the office. The zoom effect on the business card displays the importance of the content of the business card in reaching out to the office whenever the students need us.

At the end of the video, there is a note that reads “Lonely? Contact the Office for International Students and Scholars” as an encouragement for the audience to reach out to the office which can help them to build community, especially in times of loneliness.