There are open captions throughout the video.
Rolando Chapiro speaks on-screen in a close-up shot: “Wow.”
Joelle MarcAnthony speaks on-screen in a medium shot on the basketball court: “I remember the first day of practice. I was a freshman and I was so scared.”
There is a close up shot of Joelle’s hands and feet as she dribbles a basketball on the court.
Madhav Rajaram Subrahmanyam speaks on-screen in a medium shot in the gym: “I have tons of funny stories.”
A close-up shot changes in saturation from black and white to color of Madhav smiling.
Yvette Cho speaks on-screen in a close-up shot in front of the SCC with daffodils in the background: “I can really vividly remember a day where someone was walking around campus in an inflatable dinosaur costume.”
There is a slow-motion shot of students performing a dance on the Campus Lawn. There is a shot of a student decorating her mortarboard. Yvette laughs and smiles on-screen.
Hannah Brown speaks on-screen in a close-up shot: “There have been a lot of really happy moments I’ve had at Brandeis.”
A shot of Hannah cutting the Skyline ribbon at its opening is seen. Applause is heard in the background. The saturation of this shot transitions from black and white to color.
Madhav speaks off-screen while working out in the gym. The saturation of the shot changes from black and white to color: “I was a very different person the first time I walked in to this room than I am now.”
Madhav hits a punching bag in his boxing gloves.
Hannah speaks on-screen: “Getting to see and be in a place where people actually cared about each other and about, you know, learning – that was such a new surprising experience.”
The shot is of students sitting on the lawn at orientation. A timelapse of graffiti art with various slogans as well as “Brandeis” plays.
Rolando speaks on-camera: “I think that would be my idea of happiness, having that freedom for the first time.”
The screen cuts to a student on a ride during last year’s senior week. He is having a good time. The screen cuts to a shot of students dancing in front of the SCC in slow motion. There is a shot from the play Bacchae featuring Dan Souza and two other student actors.
A student actor, Dan Souza, speaks on-screen: “Some of the most valuable things I took away I couldn’t have even conceived of.”
There is a close-up shot of Dan performing on stage. There is a drone shot of the Brandeis campus. There is a shot of someone riding a bike from a GoPro camera.
Yair Koas speaks on-camera: “You’re really able to make friends, make connections.”
There is a shot of student actors on stage working together.
Hannah: “Those late night conversations where we just bonded and talked about the most random stuff.”
There is a shot of students enjoying a visit from farm animals on campus.
Joelle makes a layup shot: “Just being able to be myself. I’ve found so many great friends here and made so many lasting relationships that I know will always be with me.”
Joelle smiles to the camera. Joelle makes a three pointer. There is a cheer from an on-looker.
Hannah speaks on-camera: “Making those bonds. Those were the happiest moments.”
Joelle speaks on-camera: “ … and I’m so grateful for that.”
There is a shot of two students enjoying each other’s company followed by a shot of two students taking a selfie with a rabbit. The saturation of the shot transitions from black and white to color.
Yvette: “There’s so many possibilities out there and they’re all just waiting for us right out the door.”
The screen transitions with a flash of white to on-screen text reading: “Brandeis.edu." The screen transitions to Joelle bouncing a basketball as she walks of the court.
The on-screen text reads: “video produced by Tarah Llewellyn”.
There is a final clip of Yair acting fun and pointing at the camera.
The screen fades to black ending the video.