Film a 1–2 minute video poem that remixes personal audio, archival family footage, and environmental imagery to tell a “memory in reversal.” This can be a continuation of work from previous weeks or a standalone piece.

You can film using any device available to you—a smartphone, a tablet, a webcam, or a basic camera. Work with what you have, and let its limitations guide your creative decisions. Consider filming short sequences of daily life, objects in your home, or natural elements in your environment—light on a wall, moving water, the texture of leaves, clouds passing overhead.

Either for yourself or for this week’s final assignment, experiment with editing as a form of re-plotting—altering the sequence, pace, or perspective to shift the meaning. You might:

• Reverse a clip so time moves backward.
• Layer two videos with partial opacity so that images merge.
• Slow down moments of stillness to invite reflection.
• Cut abruptly to create surprise or rupture.
• Use repetition to create rhythm or insistence.

Free editing platforms such as CapCut, iMovie, DaVinci Resolve, or Shotcut can handle all of these basic functions. If you prefer to edit on your phone, CapCut and InShot are especially intuitive for layering clips, adding audio, and controlling playback speed.

For sound, you can record directly on your phone or use a free audio editor like Audacity to trim, layer, and adjust your recordings. Consider weaving together your own voice, environmental field recordings, and found or archival sounds.

Invitation to Practice

Approach your footage and audio as living material. Think of each cut, fade, or juxtaposition as a decision about how memory and myth will intertwine. Allow ecological imagery to interrupt personal narrative, and personal voice to infiltrate planetary record. This is not about seamlessness but about creating meaningful seams—the places where histories meet and alter one another.