I created this short form video for the TikTok account for 'Ready Singer One - London's Nerdiest Choir'. They needed a video to promote their concert at the Hyper Japan Festival at the Kensington Olympia in July 2023. I feature in the video wearing Decora/Ita inspired fashion, which you might see a lot in Shibuya! I collaborated with post-production specialist and choir member Chloe Kilby on this video. She spliced some footage from each video game and anime series. My friend Kendal James provided the Japanese voiceover, for those hardcore anime fans who know Japanese!
I wanted to challenge myself in October and build up a good habit, so I decided to do the 'Walk, Jog or Run 90 Miles in October' challenge for the mental health charity, Mind. Of course, walking an average of 3 miles a day gave me space to think, so I came up with a great song idea to go with the challenge! I was also overwhelmed with the amazing donations I received, so i wanted to really give my thanks to everyone in the form of a video!
I took the Proclaimer's Classic '500 Miles' and reworked the lyrics a little. Once I had the lyrics down i began gathering some footage. Someone on the facebook group used their Strava tracker to write the word 'Mind' with walking, which I did for this video! I also enlisted the help of Alex Heath for some filming and acting.
The team at Mind absolutely loved the result and even sent me a free hat!