An Unusual Experience

     Two weeks ago, our music teacher asked me to go to her office as soon as possible. I wondered why she asked to meet me? Had I done something wrong? Surprisingly, it was my voice that she needed. I was requested to dub a six-minute video clip, which would be released on April 26^th for LSSH Open Day. Frankly speaking, I wasn’t confident in my voice. I mean I didn’t think I do have a good vocal sound. However, it was the imperfection of my voice that gave me the opportunity of participating in the video making process.

 

     My peer, Julie, showed me the script, letting me read my lines at first. The story was cool:

     A LiShan freshman girl felt confused about the live in LiShan, not knowing what her studying direction was. One day when she studied in the library, accidentally, she found a diary by the senior, in which he had written down the every special observation and wonderful experience during his school life. At the end of the diary, how near the touching relationship was between the senior and his teachers let the freshman realize that, in the learning way in LiShan, it must be memorable and a lot of fun.

 

     My part was the senior, the owner or the diary. I went all out to simulate the emotion the senior might have when he noted down the snatches of life. It’s a feeling mixed with curiosity, gratitude and the delight of self-growth. Julie was nice but a bit strict; she asked me to record every single word exactly that met her expectation.  After finishing the recording, I helped them type the subtitles. The job was quite interesting for me, actually, but yet it was very time-consuming, not to mention other work like shooting, editing and organizing! Sometimes the computer lagged or even crushed at the moment you just finished the section. After two weeks of struggle, eventually and thankfully, the entire video was completed in time, on the morning of Saturday.

 

     Although I joined the group only for two days, I could totally feel and understand how much preparation they had done, how hardworking they had been, how fatigue they had felt, and how much they had devoted. On the last day, our school principal along with his secretary and Director of Academic Affairs came to cheer us. Thanks to them, we were more confident that we could do it! The music teacher and two of my peers even stayed at school through the whole night just to achieve their common goal – to produce the video down to the last detail! I have learned so many things from this unique experience and realized that, those who can be considered dedicative are really doing something!
     It was the students’ perseverance and cohesion that moved the teacher.
     It was the teacher’s support and the encouragement that inspired the students.
     And it was the belief in one another that bond them together and create the one-of-a-kind video!