… jaewoo pulls his hand away from the lens of the camera and light slowly seeps into the frame, the focus adjusting momentarily before it settles on jaewoo himself. he’s looking up at the screen with anticipation, scintilla in his eyes from the sunlight streaming in through the window. he’s always felt nervous whenever he has to film something for an audience, but this time, the excitement overcomes everything else.
he’s thrilled by the thought of learning something new and getting to share that experience with other people. it’s tender, almost. he’s not sure if that’s his sincerity speaking, or just the naivety of his youth. maybe both? he isn’t sure.
the red light blinks impatiently in front of him. okay, time to talk.
“hi everyone! it’s lee jaewoo!” he waves as he greets the camera, already comfortable in its presence. “one of my favorite things about being a trainee is that we get to learn a lot of new skills. for the new years, we get to pick a new experience,” he finds himself already smiling wide, overtaken by his excitement, “and i decided i’m gonna learn how to make a movie!”
he claps at the reveal, leaning back into his seat as he does so. without most of his body blocking the view now, it can be seen that he’s sitting behind a desk.
“well, actually, that’s disproportionate.” he says playfully. he lets his chair swivel a little as he gestures to the laptop and equipment in front of him. “i’ll actually learn a component of movie-making, which is video editing! so,” he shrugs to end the sentence, blinking innocently.
“my ultimate goal is to make a short film by the end of it, but nothing too grandiose!” jaewoo immediately waves his hands in dismissal, “maybe with sock puppets for actors? or paper figurines?” he grins even wider at the thought, “something like that! i guess we’ll see!”
he lets himself think for a moment, eyelashes fluttering as he shifts his gaze. he’s thankful for the weather todayㅡall clear and sunnyㅡbecause it illuminates the room well, makes for great lighting.
“i’ll start with editing a couple of clips first,” he explains, “kind of like a vlog?” he nods to himself, “yeah, like a vlog. i have some videos here that i took during my free time in the last couple of weeks, so i’ll work on those. but as a sneak peak, i’ll let you guys see some of the raw clips right now.”
on cue, the video cuts to a short montage of clips. a shaky footage of a rainbow from when it rained the other day. jaewoo dancing in a blindingly neon orange coat. hot chocolate being poured into a mug, then jaewoo with a froth mustache. him petting his cousin’s dog. jaewoo balancing a small, yellow chick on the top of his headㅡfrom when he visited his grandfather in the countryside last weekend.
and then it’s back to jaewoo, in the comfort of his room.
“i’m really not an expert at this,” he begins shyly, referring to the clips he’d just shownㅡand to video editing in general, “but that’s the point, right?”
“i don’t know when i’ll get to show everyone my output, but please look forward to it!” he bows from his seat, hands unconsciously clasped. his smile hasn’t dimmed in the slightest. “thank you for tuning in, everyone. i’ll work hard until we see each other again!”
