The last and the most heated topic of the United College orientation project was the UC Encounter music video (MV). The MV was premiered in the first college assembly on 23 September, drawing the project to a perfect end.

The launch of the music video was the result of the collective work of UCians. The idea came up earlier this year, about the time the UC Multimedia Production Society was formed. Most of them were year one students at that time. With aspirations and enthusiasm, they would like to make an orientation video for new students. After several rounds of discussions, they decided to film a music video, presenting the passion of the youth. However, they had rare knowledge about composing, dancing, or even filming. With limited experience, they seek help among the college students. They finally approached Dino, someone who was “interested” in music production. With engrossment on music, he had rich self-taught skills in production software. After the music was done, he modestly described the projects was only about “a few clicks”. Apart from composing and arranging the music, he also tried the lyrics writing, song recording, mixing, and mastering to finish the whole song.

Dino is a college student majoring in Statistics.

When the song was ready , the society found 5 girls for the song recording in the Creative Media Studio. Although the chorus repeated several times, their voices enriched the song and made each time different as each voice has its own character.

However, those singers might not be interested in performing in front of the camera. So, the society had to find some other replacement. Luckily, they solicited assistance from Steffi of the Dance Society to prepare the dance arrangement and performance.

When coming to the final preparation, the fifth wave of the pandemic came and led to some postponement on the shooting. Lastly, the filming was finished in late July. It was certainly not the end of the work after filming, the society had to watch the playbacks repeatedly to find suitable footages, as well as started editing and colouring. Although they are not skillful in production at all, they still tried their best to present the message behind the video – step out of your comfort zone, and encounter your dream at United College.

Piecing one part after another, the music video was finally launched as the finale of the orientation. It was a bit rush, but if we have the collective effort of UCians, we can sort it out together. In United College, when there is a dream, there is a way.