Hi I’m Kaan!
I’m an international student in my 6th semester as an education major in Germany. After my stay abroad, I will (hopefully) have finished my bachelor’s degree and can finally start my master’s.
I am really, really passionate about videography and photography (as briefly mentioned in class) and enjoy producing short skits, short movies, and more recently, vlogs in my own unique style. My passion actually developed very early, as I loved experimenting with our camcorder as a child, producing short skits which were in no way even close to professional (or even watchable nowadays). One beautiful day, child-me discovered a way to actually edit my videos by selecting multiple clips and creating one big “movie” instead of covering the lens with my hand and quickly changing the scenery. That’s when I saw a whole new world of opportunities unfold in front of my very eyes. All of a sudden, almost everything I could imagine was possible. From there on, my passion stayed and only grew bigger as I increasingly became more knowledgeable about my craft.
Today I love spending time filming and especially editing my videos, sometimes putting hours into creating and perfecting my work. But no matter how long it may take, putting the finishing touch on a video or short movie and finally watching and experiencing it in its full glory for the first time is such an amazing feeling. Even better is the reward of seeing people being immersed in, or simply enjoying, my work after having spent hours upon hours finishing it. Whether it is the impact or the message I share through one of my short films, or one of my more lighthearted and entertaining skits to brighten someone’s day. I love making people smile. not only with my videos and skits, but in everyday life as well. With how much is going on in everyone’s lives and how much each and every person has to deal with, be it because of work, university, etc., I think it is important to have a few moments of positivity, even if only for a few seconds.
That’s all I have to say. Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I am really looking forward to this class and this whole semester in general!
How wonderful to have you here, in class and in San Diego, Kaan! I do encourage you to consider using your skills/passion for your final project in this class. There are so many ways you can do that, and I will be eager to see what you do. Looking forward to learning with and from you.
Hey, Kaan! It’s so cool that you learned filmmaking through experimentation. Those early films you made as a kid sound like they’d be fun to look back on. People sometimes get embarrassed about art they made as kids, but I think it always shows how passionate and creative people are. I agree that it’s always worthwhile to bring people positivity, and celebrating the art we make is a beautiful way to do that. Congrats on almost completing your degree, and welcome to class!!