With only days between receiving the list of candidates, writing the script and filming, creating the annual homecoming video is a serious undertaking for the Video Team.

Creating the videos that introduce the candidates for homecoming, winter formal and prom are the Video Team’s main projects. This year, the Video Team consists of 15 people split up into three teams. Senior Kouri Demelash leads the writing team, senior Ryan Toomay leads the filming team and senior Ethan Wallingford leads the editing team.

Since the Video Team is larger than it has been in past years, Demelash — the head director of the homecoming video — said they’ve had to make many adjustments this year, but there is also a greater likelihood this year will run smoother than previous years.

“I really liked last year’s homecoming video, because I feel like that’s the first time it wasn’t just like lip syncing videos. We actually had a plot, and it made it more fun to make,” Demelash said. “This year we’re hoping to make something just as engaging.”

Toomay, who has been on the team for three years now, said they feel the school is not fully aware of the work that goes into what they are producing since the time between receiving the candidate list and when the video is expected is so short.

“It’s been a little hard, considering the school is not always the most cooperative, considering it takes longer
than they think to make a video,” Toomay said. “Every single year the editors who have been working with us have pulled at least one all-nighter to finish the film.”

To make this process less stressful, Wallingford said the entire team, even those who aren’t writers, meets to brain-
storm ideas so parts of the script can be started preemptively.

Wallingford is the head of editing on the team. He leads his own small editing team to make sure all the video edits are done correctly and on time.

“It’s a huge project, so after we get all the videos, I’m going to give sections of the video to each of my peeps,” Wallingford said.