 Good afternoon. Congratulations. Today was graduation for our first summer video internship program and we have with us our three graduates, Diamond Pabildo, who is going to be a junior at University of Hawaii's ACM program, and Emily Curth, who is going to be a junior at St. Andrew's Priory, and Haley Acada, who is going to be who has already started her senior year at Hall of Hail. Welcome. Okay, so I'm going to start with you, Diamond. So Diamond, tell us what was your favorite or most interesting project you did while you were an intern at Think Tech this summer? My favorite project would definitely be the OC16 project, which was the one we did about transgender youth in Hawaii, and for me that was the most important project in this whole internship for me because it really touched upon what I want to do as a filmmaker, which is focus on representation for people who would normally have no voice in media. So what did you do for the project? For the project, me and Haley both set up interviews, contacted other people with the help of Mary Ann Sasaki, and then we went out and did those interviews, came up with the questions. We came up with our script. I actually worked on some After Effects animations to go with our project, and then we edited the whole thing, which was an adventure. Okay, great. So now that you finished the internship, are there any particular skills that you acquired during the internship that you think would be helpful for you and your career in the future? Definitely. Specifically, it was the skill of communication, especially in relating to people who I don't know or haven't met before, which I think will be really valuable in a career in filmmaking because I would have to work with a team of people who I have to try and evaluate and see if, communicate with them, like what I need and what they need from me. Specifically, what kind of communication skills are you talking about? I think just like the general communication because I have to know how to ask someone to do something or understand what is being asked of me. So because I feel that it's really important that when you work with a team of people, you will understand what your role is in coordination with everyone else's roles and that's what really makes a team effort work smoothly. Thank you. So Emily, what was your favorite or most interesting project while you're here at Think Tech for the summer? Well, the biggest one would be OC16, but I actually, my favorite one, there were many projects. So when something like a glitch happened with the trackcaster or just something happened, maybe the audio, there would be editing that needed to be done for shows. So they would delay putting it up on YouTube and then be like, hey intern, you know, because we're so busy. Emily, can you edit this out? You know, you can do whatever you want just, you know, fix it so it's presentable. And I really enjoyed that because I got to get more familiar with Premiere Pro and not only, yeah, actually, I think yeah, that would be it. So actually, is that also what skill that you acquired that you think will be the most helpful for you in future editing? Well, I came in here wanting to learn how to edit and improve those skills, but I now know more about producing and, you know, writing scripts, being on camera, which wasn't my favorite, but I learned about it and those could all be useful in the future. I just enjoyed editing the most. And Haley, what about you? What was your particular most interesting or favorite project that you did while you're here? Mine was also the OCU 16 spot I had with Diamond. And I liked it because, well, we got to organize the interviews, plan, where to meet and when. So that was good for just experience. And it was also the longest project that I've worked on since it was about 28, 30. 28 minutes and 30 seconds long. And I've only been working on like five minute long projects before then. So tell us a little bit, what was the topic for our audience? Oh, it was about transgender students in Hawaii since there's a new policy that's being applied in schools. So you had to go out into the community to interview people? Yes. And so what particular skill did you acquire that you think would be most helpful for you while you in the future in your career video production? Mostly communication skills because we have the great hosts and their guests every day and for every show and it helped me become more comfortable in speaking to others. Like if somebody asked me for help in school or a teammate asked me for help then I can tell them what to do. Great. Now this wasn't a question that I prepared you for but I'm going to ask you each if you have a particular show or shows or hosts that you really enjoyed or were impressed by. Diamond? I'd say the first show that comes to mind is Chantel's Savvy Chicks show because I mean Chantel herself is like super fun to talk to at the very least and also seeing her interact with her guests and her mission which was to promote young women to achieve their dreams. I mean definitely I would pick that show. Okay. Okay, Emily, did you have a particular show? I liked Donna's show. Donna Blanchard? Yeah, Center Stage because I'm not into theater or anything because she owns a theater but she kind of branched off and it wasn't just specifically about theater. She had tattoo artists on. She had owners of other theaters. She had like a lady from a metal band and it was so diverse and I thought it was super interesting and kind of kind of different. I thought it stood out the most among the other shows. Okay. Haley, did you have a particular favorite? I think Clock Talk with Crystal Clock. It's just the atmosphere that she gives her show. It's pretty fun. Yeah. Did you all learn some interviewing skills? Do you think from watching these shows? Yeah. What to do, what not to do? Yeah. Like come prepared. Come prepared. With questions and you know talk with your interviewee beforehand and get to know them. Do you like being in front of the camera? We know you came to be to get experience behind the camera and we've given you lots of opportunity to be in front of the camera so is that something that you enjoy doing? Do we expect to see you all in the future in front of the camera? I was fun with it. I like, I mean, it's kind of fun to be on the other side of the camera for once. So that was my experience. Emily? I'm good. You're good, honestly. Stay behind the camera. I like the technical side of it. I respect the people who go in front of the camera but it's not my cup of tea. Okay. Yeah. Hayley? I'm more comfortable being in front of the camera but I still prefer working behind the scenes. Okay. Great. Well, I don't have any other questions for you. I want to thank you again and if you had any parting comments I'm happy to put them on the air. I think just thank you for this opportunity to come here and learn from a really cool staff and learn from all the hosts that and guests that came through this wonderful studio too. Okay. Well, that's it from Think Tech Hawaii and our graduation ceremony. This marks the end of our graduation. You are now graduates of Think Tech Hawaii and we look forward to seeing you in front of the camera and behind the camera in the future for many years to come. Okay. Aloha.