[Uplifting pop/electric music plays in background]
[Fade in to a slow motion group shot of students performing synchronized dance on the Great Lawn in front of the Student Center]
[The color/saturation of the video changes in time with the music playing]
[Freeze frame of the students dancing. Half of the screen is blurred out displaying on screen text]
Text reads: “There is a special openness among students, faculty and staff…
[Freeze frame ends and moving footage of students continues]
[We see a montage of students dancing, laughing and moving into their residence halls]
[Close up of student clapping in slow motion]
[Wide shot of student speaking at the Chapel podium to first year students]
[Close up of President Ron Liebowitz speaking to parents in their vehicles as they arrive at Brandeis]
[Freeze frame of the President. Half of the screen is blurred out displaying on screen text]
Text reads: “to engage one another, even on difficult topics.” - President Ron Liebowitz
[Freeze frame ends and moving footage of President Liebowitz continues]
[Montage of students dancing, laughing and moving into their residence halls continues - mostly in slow motion]
[There is a wide angle view of the Light of Reason]
[Students wave to the camera under a balloon banner on the Great Lawn]
[We see a wide shot of new students sitting on the grass in Chapels Field listening to speakers at the podium]
[Slow motion shot of two students dancing and laughing]
[Freeze frame of the students dancing. Half of the screen is blurred out displaying on screen text]
Text reads: “…we are a community whose members have diverse cultures, backgrounds and life experiences.” - Provost Lisa M. Lynch
[Freeze frame ends and moving footage of students continues]
[Montage of students dancing, laughing and moving into their residence halls continues - mostly in slow motion]
[We continue to see various shots of Brandies and Orientation events]
[Students light purple candles as the Light or Reason is illuminated]
[Shot of the Rose Art Museum and color changing lights - in fast motion]
[Close up shot of Jamele Adams speaking to the crowd in Spingold Theatre - in slow motion]
[Wide shot of new students listening to Jamele Adams speaking at podium in Spingold theatre]
[Shots of students moving in to residence halls and enjoying Orientation - continued]
[Students dance in slow-motion during the “This is Our House” event at Spingold theatre in the audience]
[We see a timelapse of the Great Lawn and balloon archway as friends and family enjoy the “Taste of Brandeis”]
[Music fades as we begin to hear a conversation in the background. A mother and father with their arms around their new Brandeisian appear on screen as they speak on and off camera]
Mr. Walborsky speaks: “We are so happy we’re here! Yes? Yes!”
[Father kisses daughter on forehead]
Student - Maya Walborsky speaks and rolls her eyes at father: “Yes…Yay!”
Mrs. Walborsky: “Two Brandeis grads, ’88, right here.”
Mr. Walborsky has follow up comment: “..’88…”
[Wide zoom shot of new class of ’22 sitting in a group on Chapels Field]
Mrs. Walborsky: “So happy for our class of ’22 girl.”
[Mother kisses Maya on cheek]
Mr. Walborsky: “Best school in the world.”
[Fade to excited students dancing and in crowd]
[Fade to continued time-lapse of the balloon welcome arch on the Great Lawn]
[Fade to white screen and on screen text that reads: “WELCOME HOME”]
[Fade to on screen text reads: “Brandeis.edu”]
[Screen fades to black]
[We see a final shot of a student laying in the grass after a full day of orientation take a nap using a book as a sleep mask]
[Music ends]
[End of video]