MATC student tries for YouTube scholarship
Eric Ely
Issue date: 9/9/09 Section: News
Born and raised for most of her life in China, where drinking tea goes back thousands of years, the Calm-a-Sutra of Tea, a national scholarship competition sponsored by the Tea Council of the USA, seemed like the perfect opportunity for MATC student Qing Ji. "Most people grow up drinking tea, there are no other options," she says about her cultural relationship with the drink. "However, with the influence of western culture people start to drink soda and coffee." This project allows her to both connect with her cultural roots and attempt to win $15,000 in scholarship money at the same time. It also serves as an outlet for Qing's love of and passion for the drink.
Qing is by no means the only one interested in tea or $15,000 in scholarship money. The 2009 competition has had over 1,000 entries each hoping to be chosen as the single winner. Entries must be in video form, between one and two minutes in length, and have been posted on YouTube by Aug. 2. Once submitted the videos were judged on a number of different criteria including: the health related information about tea provided in the video, the creativity of the video, the individuality of the video and the popularity of the video.
With the winner of the competition delayed as a result of the overwhelming number of entries there is still time to help out and watch her video on YouTube. The video, entitled "Tea Fairies," can be found at http://tinyurl.com/scholarship2009. Qing has made it clear that she would still like as many people to see her video as possible, even if it does not win. With so much hard work and dedication going into her video (a whole two months from beginning to end), Qing would like her message to reach as many eyes as possible. "I want everyone to watch to award the hard work and talent of everyone who was involved in the making of the video."
In her video an advertising student falls asleep in a teashop and is met by a number of seductive women, each woman representing a different type of tea. Each woman works her magic on the lucky student by giving information about her tea and the benefits of drinking it. After waking from his dream the student calls his boss and informs him of his new advertising idea.
Not only is the video informative and entertaining, it is also well made. Both the audio and video are crisp and clear and transitions are smooth from one scene to the next. "I am pleased with the quality of the video," Qing said, " and I am also thankful for everyone who helped. The right people were in the right places working hard to make the video. Everyone gave their best and were completely devoted to the project."
Qing is rightfully pleased with the end result. "Win or not," she says, "I am happy with the result and still want people to watch. I want to make people aware of the benefits of drinking tea."
Qing is by no means the only one interested in tea or $15,000 in scholarship money. The 2009 competition has had over 1,000 entries each hoping to be chosen as the single winner. Entries must be in video form, between one and two minutes in length, and have been posted on YouTube by Aug. 2. Once submitted the videos were judged on a number of different criteria including: the health related information about tea provided in the video, the creativity of the video, the individuality of the video and the popularity of the video.
With the winner of the competition delayed as a result of the overwhelming number of entries there is still time to help out and watch her video on YouTube. The video, entitled "Tea Fairies," can be found at http://tinyurl.com/scholarship2009. Qing has made it clear that she would still like as many people to see her video as possible, even if it does not win. With so much hard work and dedication going into her video (a whole two months from beginning to end), Qing would like her message to reach as many eyes as possible. "I want everyone to watch to award the hard work and talent of everyone who was involved in the making of the video."
In her video an advertising student falls asleep in a teashop and is met by a number of seductive women, each woman representing a different type of tea. Each woman works her magic on the lucky student by giving information about her tea and the benefits of drinking it. After waking from his dream the student calls his boss and informs him of his new advertising idea.
Not only is the video informative and entertaining, it is also well made. Both the audio and video are crisp and clear and transitions are smooth from one scene to the next. "I am pleased with the quality of the video," Qing said, " and I am also thankful for everyone who helped. The right people were in the right places working hard to make the video. Everyone gave their best and were completely devoted to the project."
Qing is rightfully pleased with the end result. "Win or not," she says, "I am happy with the result and still want people to watch. I want to make people aware of the benefits of drinking tea."
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