SHREYAN PHADKE

JOYCE LEE multimedia editor

As videographer for Cupertino High School’s Associated Student Body and part-time YouTuber, junior Shreyan Phadke has enjoyed exploring the world of videography over the past few years.

Said Phadke, “I started making content online in sixth grade. I used to make blog posts, so I used to like writing a lot. And then I switched to YouTube because I learned how to make videos. [...] When quarantine happened, I had a lot more free time, and video games in general took off a lot. So I made videos about that, and I found it fun in my spare time, and I just grew from there.”

Although quarantine was where Phadke began his endeavors as a videographer, the return to school in-person was his breakthrough.

“I wanted to learn real videography, but I didn’t have access to all the expensive cameras and equipment, which ASB did have,” Phadke said. “A lot of my friends said I should apply because it was really fun, so I decided to apply. I didn’t actually think I’d get in, [...] but I [did], and I learned a lot this year.”

Through his videography, Phadke made many valuable connections with classmates in ASB and other gamers on YouTube, as well as members from clubs such as Tino’s Black

Student Union.

“The main way I use [videography] is to promote events and show people the value of coming to them,” said Phadke. “I try to make the videos as fun and interactive as possi- ble, and I feel like that establishes connection, since it’s impossible to directly talk with everyone.”

Over the past few years exploring videography, Phadke found that he especially enjoyed recording dynamic rally shots and editing a video’s colors post-production.

Although Phadke has tried several other mediums of artistic expression, such as blog writing and car photography, he has since realized that he enjoys videography the most.

“It’s kind of like going back to this quote: A picture may have a thousand words, but a video is a thousand pictures,” said Phadke. “I just feel that a video conveys more information. There’s a lot more freedom of expression in your video.”

“Honestly, it’s the creative process. It’s that every video starts with this little vision in your head, and you can’t quite pinpoint what it is yet, but slowly you’re recording the clips, and then you slowly mold it together into a finished product,” said Phadke. “That whole process is what really makes me enjoy it. It’s just really creating this vision in your head into something actually very tangible that other people can see”