Production of JAB

 

Hello! I’m B.R.

For our final action project, we had the option of working alone or with a group. I chose two great friends and classmates of mine that greatly compliment my work ethic; Aerise and Janiya. In my weakest academic skills they are strong. We decided to create a music video and were assigned SDG’s 4 (Quality Education) and 5 (Gender Equality), we decided it would be best if we found a way to combine the two. Both our video and song lyrics was inspired by the idea of a married woman in an abusive relationship seeking to better her academic learning though she’d been told to stay home and clean. We produced our own video and decided our production name should be “JAB” standing for “Janiya, Aerise, and Brooklyn”.

When beginning the creation of our song we had to overcome a large hurdle—finding a beat. We decided to first, find an instrumental, then create our lyrics in accordance to it. After a few discussions we decided on “Bad” by Wale feat. Tiara Thomas. It took a lot of collaboration but we eventually came out with a rough draft of our lyrics and began practicing. We also began to prioritize our music video. Due to the amazing staff and students we were able to bring our ideas to life. People brung things from home, let us borrow offices and classrooms and even played key roles within the music video. It couldn’t have been done without them!

One thing I learned from this project and experience in general is being mindful of time! Time management was another large issue for our group. Though, I feel I could speak for all of us and say that we’ve learned our lesson. I also learned that it’s alright to lean on your community. Use the things you have to your advantage and never be afraid to ask for help; a simple question can go a long way.


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https://sdgs.un.org/goals



Wale Ft. Tiara Thomas - Bad Instrumental)

(2013, January 26). [Video]


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