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* I thought the screen recording parts of searching for rent prices likely could've been set to the OST of Mr. Robot.
* At the beginning, a respondent mentions the homeless.  At first, I thought this was out of place, though it makes after finishing the whole video.
* Not sure if any video work involved homelessness in Malden, though this could be a topic to explore.
* Good job on the title, as it generated some discussion time as a talking point for the audience regarding its meaning. At the end, the name made sense to me, but I waited to see if anyone else in the audience would directly answer it.

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* I thought it was really cool to see a very direct and straightforward approach to answer the program's question of "Who is Malden?", recording the group work as part of the video.
* This managed to feel similar in spirit to "Humans of NY" or daily vlogs, without making this video feel extremely derivative in the final format.

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1)  I want to add a little more to complete a question that Robert(?) asked: how do we take care of the green spaces in Malden?  As Richard Feynman recommends in physics, I think that we can all find a skill that we are good at and specialize in.  Doing so, we can offer a unique benefit to our local community to help clean up our corner of the world - or Malden, in this case.  This is what former MacBook repair YouTuber and right to repair activist Louis Rossmann speaks on frequently on his YouTube channel.  When we all do this and sustain our efforts to keep showing up at the figurative table for community work, we can come together to come up with a sustainable solution that works for all of us.  Now, without more personal and tailored conversations, I can't tell you what are your specialized skills; however, this is the general path that will move us to this destination.
2)  There was a question that Felicia asked that the panel (understandably) never really addressed: what is a reason for someone, who has never heard of Filmbuilding, to join the next iteration of Filmbuilding Malden?  The following reason is what I only discovered at the end of the whole process and not something I was even aware of at the beginning.  I believe the most important reason I would use to convince others to join Filmbuilding is to have a structured environment (in space and time) to increase awareness and representation of any subject matter or people who you believe should be recognized (that fits within the program's requirements).  At first, it started with Malden residents who've stayed after finishing K-12 and college, but then the representation became a lot more than that.  If you don't see enough Asian Americans represented as being involved in the community, then this could be your chance to change that.  If you don't see coverage on organizations which you care about, such as Bike to the Sea, Chinese Culture Connection, or Malden artists (of all media); then this could be your chance to change that.  If you believe there isn't enough conversation on how social media is detrimental to everyone's mental health, then Filmbuilding could be your chance to start changing that.  Honestly, none of these reasons come from a place of indignation or frustration with media, but I've only realized the significance of media representation after it's been completed.  Those are some details that are relevant to me, but I could list a bunch of other groups that could be covered in another Filmbuilding Malden iteration: hijabi, Latinos, transplants who've moved to Malden, or any other people/organizations you feel deserve recognition.  Now, not to minimize the program, there are definitely other ways to do this, even completely on your own.  However, if you'd like a place to start your creative journey (as everyone starts somewhere); then consider Filmbuilding Malden.

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I think Mei Hung's segment is significant from a production viewpoint, because we didn't get to say that the actual interview was about 20 minutes overall and that Mei covered many topics, including navigating transnational relationships between Asian American immigrant parents and their children.  From a question that was cut, it's bery clear that Mei understands both sides of the matter; along with others; similar to how Bruce Lee understood both sides of the Eastern and Western worlds during the 1960s through early 1970s.  This brings me to a point that I've liked to bring up consistently while working on the video: we've come a long way with respect to (actual) racial justice.  I'm not sure if many know this, but the quote "Be water, my friend" came from the only televised interview in 1971 with Bruce Lee in the The Pierre Berton Show.  People online still make "inspirational" videos with basically just that line to this very day.  However, I have found and could never finish watching the original uncut interview, because I keep getting emotionally frustrated that the interviewer Pierre Berton keeps interrupting Lee, as soon as Lee is about to say something extremely profound.  On one hand, I understand that it was much more expensive (in both cost and effort) to make media during the 1970s than now (we can literally record hours of AV with a "budget" smartphone); though on the other hand, it pleases me that Mei is able to say her thoughts during an interview unabridged in 2023.  Actually, there are some moments when Mei was semi-leading the interview with Karen.  Mei is truly a self-made spiritual successor to Bruce Lee residing in Malden.

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It's not really about nature, it's about people in nature

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It's not really about nature, it's about people in nature

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One last point: the philosophical question "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" is the one I meant to refer to.  I believe the pathos of our group video would agree in a humanistic way that the sound is only heard when there are people present.  If there are no people present in nature, then we cannot value it and make culture around it.  This reminds me of a point that the Mr. Robot TV series creator and director Sam Esmail said during interviews: plot doesn't matter, only characters do.  In the show, Esmail says that the show isn't about hacking; instead, it's about people who hack and the relationships that change and evolve with other hackers and non-hackers.  In a similar vein, our video isn't about nature; it's about the story of people finding themselves in nature and their relationship with it.  Yes, there is a story in each of our segments, but ultimately it's about the relationship between four Malden residents and nature in Nature which is the crux of our video; since I'm inferring many of you have already come (or watching this after) with an interest in nature.

You may thank our mentor Bilal for leading us in this direction early on in our process.

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* Our video is like a pilot, as each segment could stand alone as a 15 minute video.  We will explore options after the program finishes.
* I'd like to subtitle Mei's 20 minute uncut interview, which will be the first step to translating the subtitles into Chinese, so that the interview may get a wider audience among those involved in Chinese Culture Connection.
* Sorry Scarlett Lee - CD's third cat that didn't make the final cut. We'll make it up to you. Also, CD does cat rescue in Kentucky, which is background that also didn't make it to the final cut.

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What Was, What Is (Group 4 film) Reflections

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What Was, What Is (Group 4 film) Reflections

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Malden, A Place To Eat (Group 3 film) Reflections

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Malden, A Place To Eat (Group 3 film) Reflections

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I particularly loved the depiction of an Ethiopian coffee ritual. Not only did this offer a glimpse into a cultural tradition that several individuals carry forward in Malden, its very nature is inspiring. The idea to really focus on the experience of being together through the smells, taste, and ritual of food can be adapted.

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I just loved the way the film ended with a poem that makes sense of all the images, clips, sounds, and stories. It highlighted a life principle, that sometimes we don't realize the meaning of what is happening in our lives. We have to rest in a bit of uncertainty until clarifying and reflective (meta) moments along the way.

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This is about the point from Councilor Lineham about assigning a "monetary value" to the project of converting the old Malden courthouse into an arts building.

It is difficult to talk about "investing" in the arts when the value of art can only be known after the piece of art is completed. The people who are are framing the question in that way is, though somewhat understandable, too ingrained in the customs of Big Business, especially companies that start off as venture capital start ups that hope to become publicly traded conglomerates. Also, as alluded to by Tom Flint, the practice of pitching an idea that is somewhat new but not really to appease film industry funders has adapted those Big Corporate practices into Big Film.

Somehow and someway, a suitable group of people were receptive enough in Malden to give Filmbuilding Malden a try. Can you really come up with a quantitative amount of money that Filmbuilding is "worth", even before such a program is finished? I'm not talking about this on a philosophical level, I'm talking about this pragmatically using "basic" knowledge from an introduction to microeconomics. It is clear that there is immense value in an unconventional program Filmbuilding Malden, where the end results are more valuable than if the same program had gone through the "pitch, then fund" model of making the video projects.