Zach Bloom Media

As a young child, I liked to create short films. Initially, I used my iPod and iMovie to create stop animation movies using Lego figures to depict fun storylines set to music. As an older child, I became part of Henry Jenkins participatory culture; a prosumer, wanting to create content for my own YouTube channel. It was during the first lockdown, when my world shrunk and life went online, that I started creating short films. It combined my love of narrative with love of technology and helped me cope with the isolation. I experimented with various video editing software before settling on Premier Pro. I was self taught, watching YouTube tutorials first on the basics, then on specific skills, such as key framing or colour grading.

Lockdown March 2021

I made this short film during the second lockdown with schools closed. It was such a difficult time for me but I made this video to try and find some enjoyment out of a bad situation. Compared to the first lockdown video I made, this was a sad one.

At this stage I did not have any camera skills and I was self taught in using Premier Pro. At the time in lockdown, online learning was the only available way of learning and I was trying to make the most of my time and watching videos and teaching myself how to use Premier Pro. This was the best part of lockdown for me.