After a year of doing virtual meetings due to the pandemic, Winthrop’s Video Production Club is back to meeting in person at 101 Johnson Hall on Thursday mornings at 11 a.m..
Sophomore musical theater major Taylor Wade has been a member of the club since her freshman year.
“Video Production Club mainly focuses on how films are made,” Wade said. “We go into scriptwriting, editing, sound design and we make a short film every semester.”
Every year, the club makes a short film that they post on their YouTube channel and sometimes the club will submit them to a film festival as well. This year’s short film is “kind of paranormal,” according to Wade.
“It’s about this kid who finds this textbook and the textbook is possessed by like 23 ghosts. And the ghost needs to help the kid to pass the class in order to help the ghost get out of the textbook.”
Mass communication major Rayonna Freeman is very excited for their next short film. “So far the script has been finalized and written, and we’ll begin shooting very soon and I can’t wait,” Freeman said.
Wade, secretary of the Video Production club has found her passion for writing after joining.
“I learned that I like writing, I originally joined this club to be acting in front of the camera, but I’ve also realized I enjoy creating stories as well,” Wade said
Grey Kay, who is an individualized studies major, has created his own major to focus on film. He’s also the treasurer of the club.
“I like the sense of community the VA club has created.” Kay said, “It’s just a group of people who really enjoy films and talking about them, and I think that’s really cool the way it’s brought people together.”
Kay also intends to put his knowledge and passion for films into the career path he wants to take.
“Right now, I’m actually hired at a film studio in Charlotte, NC. I’m a camera man for them,” Kay said. “So that’s what I’d like to do.”
For many of the club members this year, this is their first time meeting in person after having Zoom meetings due to covid restrictions last year.
“First starting out during covid all our meetings were over zoom and that was definitely a different experience,” Kay said. “Making a short film over Zoom was challenging, so meeting in person and getting to talk face-to-face all together has been great.”
With almost 30 people contributing to their team, the club is not only able to utilize but also enhance the skill sets of its members.
“The people in that club are what make the club,” Freeman said. “Everyone is so passionate about film and enjoy [it] for different reasons.”
For Wade and Kay, this is their first year assuming a leadership position as secretary and treasurer respectively.
“I didn’t realize how much work goes into a leadership position, especially for the president,” Wade said. “Now I can see how much a person in these positions take on.”
Understanding the importance of each of their positions, the members of Video Production Club take pride in the creation of their films while taking into consideration a story’s interpretation.
“The editing can make the story do a complete 180, editing can make a story be interpreted in several different ways,” Wade said.
