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Chris Changchien – The Prodigal Song

Chris Changchien hails from the great state of Ohio. He holds the distinction of possibly being the only person in the world who holds a post-doc position without a doctorate degree. He’s a worship leader at CEC and an advisor for Ark & Flood, our middle and high school youth groups.

I came across his facebook page (link) last year and I really connected with one of his songs. Ever since then I’ve been trying to collaborate with him for a video showcasing that song. Being new to the videography game I looked for inspiration on the web and came across several amazing video concepts*.

Last Friday, we were finally able to do it and he cranked out a solid audio track in just two takes! Josh Wu was on set to help us with recording, lighting, and comic relief. 

So without further ado. I present to you an original song, written and performed by Chris Changchien. Enjoy!

*the direction of photography for this shoot is attributed to this video, produced by themightyfifty. I really look up to their work and attempted to emulate that video. This is in no way meant to rip off another artist’s work. It was meant as an exercise to familiarize myself with the apple’s editing workflow and canon t2i’s shooting capabilities. 

Today I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything

Sometimes ideas strike when least expected. It started out as a bike ride around Mosman and morphed into a little video shoot. No agendas, no scripts, no stabilizing gear, just a camera and a few bikes.

Avocado vegemite toast is an Australian breakfast favorite here. Vegemite is sold by Kraft but it appears to be readily available only in this lower corner of the globe. It looks like chocolate and spreads like nutella but is actually salty yeast extract. The shocking taste is usually enough to turn most visitors off from embracing this local delicacy.

Mosman is a nice suburb of Northern Sydney, Australia where my aunt and her family lives and The Penny Royal Cafe is one of the more popular cafes here in Mosman. From 7am to ~2pm, the place is bustling with people. Most get their coffee and breakfast to go. The artwork on the walls were painted by the same artist who did concept art for the Matrix and Ren and Stimpy. My cousin who works at the cafe part time makes an appearance in the video.

Enjoy!