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What Makes Life Meaningful?
Driving Question: What Makes Life Meaningful?
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In the D-Lab "Art and Science of a Meaningful Life", we discussed the many facets of a meaningful life. In this project, I try to find out for myself what makes life meaningful by interviewing people in my community. (Group project)
Interviewing Community Members
Service to Others/A State of HappinessConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:31
Make The World A Better PlaceConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:24
Throughout me and my group's interviews, we identified three main themes:
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Community
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Relationships
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Self
Some were outliers. Here are the interviews that I did (ft. my friend).
Celebrate It/Leave it A Better PlaceConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:35
My FamilyConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:41
Procreate/Make Your Own MeaningConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:32
Living It To The Fullest/Follow Your DreamsConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:23
For God's Purpose, To Love One AnotherConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:41
Spread Happiness And JoyConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:21
It's Beautiful, Treat Others WellConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:36
To Enjoy Myself/I Don't KnowConnor Lo
00:00 / 00:17
Afterwards, I compiled all of our recordings into one video using my skills from Adobe After Effects. The goal of the video was to provoke thought in viewers about the meaning of life.
Final Reflection
This D-Lab was very interesting and thought-provoking. We talked a lot about what it means to live a meaningful life, and saw that it differed from person to person. Through my interviews, I got a glimpse into the lives of people in my community. The video editing process took around 15 hours, and I learned a lot more about Adobe After Effects because of it. Beyond working faster and more efficiently, I experimented with different effects, improved my organization skills, and utilized pre-comps, or groupings of videos/assets within a larger project.
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