 Hello and welcome back to another episode of the ATMI show, the show that explores the involvement of ATMI volunteers, members and the youth group. Today with me for this episode is Meredith Clark. Hi Meredith. Hi. So, why don't we talk about how you first get started at ATMI to start this conversation? Um, I first got started at ATMI by seeing the involvement my friends had in it. I saw my friend Sol was in it and so... Oh, Sol, the guest speaker in our previous episode. Yes, and so I've been really wanting to do stuff with cameras and filming and I got the opportunity to join. Right, and that's because Sol said, hey come on to this meeting with me and to introduce you to AC Man, that's awesome. And I feel like that's a great example of how easy it is to get involved in something you are passionate about, especially when it involves media, filming, animation, graphics, editing, all the stuff in the communications field. What has been your favorite aspect of ACMI and the stuff that you've been doing since you first started? I really liked learning more about cameras and technology, editing. I liked doing projects that volunteers pick and can choose and make their own ideas with. It's really nice. That's true. Which projects have you been mostly involved with? I filmed a football game back in fall and then I worked on a film that my friend did as well. And how would you describe those experiences that you had in each respective project that you've been a part of? They were very good experiences. It was very nice to get out there and learn more while being in the field. Has ACMI met your expectations in terms of what to learn, those kind of things? Yes. So you wanted to learn videography and then we just threw you in the football game and you just learned videography at the moment. Something like that? Yeah, pretty much. It is that easy to just learn different aspects of broadcast production and even film. Have you been doing it? Oh yeah, you said you helped your friend on a film. How was that like? It was really nice to do. We got it was really easy to work with after school and to come up with a scheduling plan. So it was really nice. And so I'm assuming it was Alice Zimmer? It was Soul. So Soul, you'd ask, it was her project. Yes. Oh okay, so she dragged you in. Yes. Do you want to talk about what the film was about and what was it meant for? Soul's film was about a murder mystery in a high school and it was very fun. We gathered all our friends, we got to go out and through and it was like people kept dying off and then at the end it was like a very surprising twist at the end. How have I not watched it yet? I don't know. Where can we find it? Is it on YouTube? I'm pretty sure you can find it on YouTube, yes. And then we was also in the film festival for sure. I was in the film festival, I was there, I don't remember. I don't, I'll have to check. Alright, but I'm glad it's on YouTube. Yes. Special sneak peek of what could come to ACMIs education channel maybe. Yes. It was produced by ACMIs youth and that's what we like to do. We like to also feature works of youth produced content. Meredith, do you ever plan to make your own film or do you like to stay part of crew's live broadcast? Hopefully plan to maybe make something my own but I'm still kind of learning right now. Alright, so putting your foot through every door possible that ACMIs could offer you. What year are you entering at Arlington High School? I'm going to be a sophomore in this upcoming year at Arlington High School. Alright, so plenty more learning to go in your remaining three years and hopefully you're still involved with ACMIs in those three years. But given the experience you've had in your first year, how would you describe or how would you bring on board incoming freshmen? I would bring on board incoming freshmen by saying that ACMI is really fun to join. You see a lot of your friends and you make a lot of friends and a lot of times even if you don't get a lot of stuff done you'll have a lot of fun, which is always nice to expect and to want to have when you go to meetings. Yeah, personally for me most of the fun happens behind the scenes. So that time we were like, oh no, we messed up the shot. Alright, take five everyone. Just kidding, take one because we don't count the first four. Normal ever sees those first four takes. But you're right, thank you for sharing your thoughts and your experience and we're glad to hear that you've had such a positive experience here at ACMI. And we continue to hope, we continue to hope to keep spreading that atmosphere to any other one involved or who wants to be involved. It's just as easy. It is as easy by just walking through the door so you want to get involved and boom, we'll throw you right into the fire. With some help of course. Yes. Alright, that has been today's episode with Meredith Clark. Meredith, thank you very much. Thanks for having me.