When I got into High School which was a Specialized Art school they forcibly put me into Architecture major and for 3 years learned some interior designing, 3D modeling on Autocad and it was okay, but I didn't want to be an Architect. But during the summer of 2007 my family got a desktop computer. We did not have internet for a while so we just played games and movies on it, but one day while it was my turn on the computer I decided to make a AMV (anime music video). I have watched video on YouTube of people having scenes from anime that they added to music and I really enjoyed that. So I took pictures from my Shonen Jump magazines with my brother's camera, uploaded it to the computer and used Windows Media Maker to add the pictures and the music together. I tried to make the person who was singing have the same character appear from each singer.
When I was done I showed my brother and sister and they really liked it and said it was really good. From then on I continued making more videos like that and posting them on Youtube, watching more AMV's from other people and friends. I moved my way from only using pictures I took to gif's mainly from Photobucket to downloading episodes and movies as well moving from using WMM to using Sony Vegas Pro.
During this time it made me realize that I don't want to become an Animator anymore but to be an Editor of videos. I enjoyed making my own work, editing and making my own story and my own input into and feel satisfied when I finished. I didn't care for recognition in the beginning. I learned a lot from other better editors on YouTube and when I saw a editing technique in one of their videos that was cool I searched how to videos and Tutorials and tried them myself. I didn't have anyone around me that could teach me how to edit better so I taught myself basically everything I know. I entered myself in competitions, Cons, collaborating with other editors on a video and more. Learning more and more.
My taste in music changed a lot that influenced me. I naturally listened to Rap and Hip-hop in the beginning like 50 Cent and Eminem then I began listening to more Alt Rock, J-Pop/rock and metal, Grudge like Slipknot, Coldplay, and Uverworld to Pop, 1960's to 1990's music, basically I listened to every genre of music and that I believed helped me realize that music really inspires many things and if the lyrics are good that's even better. You don't need to know the language or understand them to enjoy the music. That's what I have learned since watching Anime and Non-English movies and shows.
Films that I enjoy that did help me grow are some M. Night Shyamalan movies such as The Happening, The Village (Which I don't get why people hate his movies so much, some might not be that good but its still entertaining and thought provoking) Korean movie Oldboy, Kick Ass, Harry Potter, 500 Days of Summer, The Ring, and Scott Pilgrim Vs The World just to name a few from multiple genres. What I enjoy from these movies is that they all are unique ideas that come out well in the movies. They make you think of the world and the environment around you, they make you feel scared, but still entices you to watch. As well as the post production that's done to make the film stand out from just the other movies with the unique story and characters gives me inspiration to one day think of a story like those or learn techniques that I can use to add to the film.
Recently I have moved my focus from Japanese media to Korean media from K-Pop to their dramas I am really interested in Korean Culture and have used their music videos and music in editing my side projects which are clips of movies, music videos and shows with music I edit.
When I entered College at BMCC I took audio, video editing, and web design classes that really helped me learn more about working in the professional field of the Film business. Learning how to use a camera, tripod, edit using other editing programs, lighting, sound, Pro Tools, etc made me look at other areas to learn about than just learning to become just an editor. Now I want to work in every area of film production as I can. I ultimately want to be a Professional Editor but still want to have the other skills and know how when it comes to film production that I can have a job in. I just want to enjoy my job and even if I don't become a professional editor or end up working in film production, my love for editing and arranging video and music will always be there and will continue doing it.
https://vimeo.com/129368962
You can get a sense of what I like to do other than the videos I linked from my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/eurekaseven14
Tahsheem Brown
Tahsheem Brown
