Learning the eye VDO script by Nut Suwanna and edited by Cheri
Hello, my name is Nut. I’m a videographer. I was contacted by my friends Mike and Cherry to film a five-day video project together. While Mike filmed the surrounding setting, not focusing on our employer, Cherry managed the crew and organised the shooting, but she wasn’t given the specific filming location or places to go beforehand.
We did the shooting in Chiang Rai for two days and in Chiang Mai for three days. When I received the project, there was no storyboard. For a video production project, not having a storyboard is quite challenging. But it was worth a try.
Finally, we got to meet Jerry, our employer for this project. Here’s Chong, a violinist who never ceases to smile. Chong lived in Thailand for five years, which made it easier to communicate with each other. This is Anita. She’s here to help out with this project.
We started this project without a clear direction of how our final product was going to look like. The only thing we knew was that it was about education, and we mainly filmed Jerry and our conversations with him.
After the first day, we still couldn’t picture how our video was going to look like. Nonetheless, we tried to film as best as we could. We recorded whatever we thought would be useful without really knowing if we were going to end up using the footage or not.
On the second day, we started the day with a meeting where we finally understood that we were in Chiang Rai to simply rest and prepare for our filming in Chiang Mai. Cherry then quickly organised for Jerry and his friends to travel around Chiang Rai. As we traveled around, we still continued to film just in case we would use it for this project.
We went back to Chiang Mai on the third day and started filming and recording Jerry’s meetings on the dining table, talking about education. As we filmed his meetings, we also listened and learned from him. Jerry would always ask us for our opinions as well. In the end, we came to the conclusion together that the heart of education is communication between the teacher and the student.
On the forth day of the production, the stress was slightly getting to us, because we weren’t really sure how Jerry wanted the video to turn out like. We were confused. Our time was almost running up and the deadline was the next day. Despite having edited the video since the first day, they were unsure of how the final product should look, and the looming deadline added to their anxiety.
After showing Jerry a draft of the video, he provided clearer guidance. He advised the team to continue in the same direction they had been going for the past four days and not worry about the final product. Jerry suggested the team forget the footage they took during the initial briefing and create a new direction on their own, because he trusted them. The footage they took was intended for learning purposes. This new way of thinking was different from the team's normal working style.
Normally, we would work with the guideline given so that we could produce the best final product for our employer. Jerry has completely changed the way we view our work and gave us new perspectives with a term he used, ‘Sticky Team’. Explaining the word Sticky Team here is a playful word that came up during our first day of work, something like “OK, don’t worry, we will stick together until the project is completed. Without knowing what the work will be like.”
<aside> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/d14c5bde-8c9f-449e-98a0-74c8b8c4a385/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" alt="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/d14c5bde-8c9f-449e-98a0-74c8b8c4a385/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" width="40px" /> A new way of thinking. Jerry encouraged the team to forget the footage they had taken at their first briefing and to create a new direction of their own, because he trusted them. This was a departure from their normal working style, where they would work with the guidelines given to produce the best final product for their employer. Jerry's new perspective introduced a term he called the "Sticky Team", which was a playful word that emerged during their first day of work. The term meant that they would stick together until the project was completed, without knowing exactly what the work would be like.
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We spent the time learning from each other, without thinking too much about it and doing it in the way we wanted to. In the end, we came to understand that learning does not only come from books, or from classrooms, but comes in different forms. Learning starts from taking the knowledge into consideration and applying it further on.
<aside> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/055b3b5c-4981-4643-ac3b-b26af5f1698b/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" alt="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/055b3b5c-4981-4643-ac3b-b26af5f1698b/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" width="40px" /> This passage describes an experience where individuals learned from each other in a way that was informal and flexible, without the constraints of traditional learning environments. Through this experience, they came to realize that learning can take many forms and does not solely rely on textbooks or classrooms. The passage also emphasizes the importance of taking knowledge and applying it in practical ways.
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Who knows, sometimes our work experience that feels so ordinary for us, might be something new and useful for others.
<aside> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/e6aa0675-7a43-49b5-8643-e47b483892b7/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" alt="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/e6aa0675-7a43-49b5-8643-e47b483892b7/IMAGE_2022-12-06_185208.jpg" width="40px" /> Mundane work experience to us could actually be valuable knowledge or skills to others. It is a reminder that we should not underestimate the value of our own experiences and perspectives. Sharing our insights and skills can be helpful to others who are seeking new ideas and approaches. It also reminds us to be open to learning from others, even if they may not seem like the most obvious source of knowledge. This is particularly relevant in today's fast-paced and constantly evolving work environment, where skills and knowledge can quickly become outdated. By sharing our experiences, we can help each other stay up-to-date and adapt to new challenges.
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