MEET JUANITA — OUR IN-HOUSE VIDEOGRAPHER

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS,ODIM has increased our efforts to utilize video cam‐paigns as a tool to broadcast health informa‐tion and education during the pandemic. This year we trained local staff on video pro‐duction and photography so that ODIM could produce our own videos! One of those staff members is Juana, who sat down to tell us more about her experience. Tell us a little about yourself and what you do at ODIM. My name is Juana Ujpan. I am 24 years old. At ODIM I am a Promoter of the High Impact Home Improvement (HIHI) Program. I started working at ODIM in October 2019. Before working at ODIM, did you have any experience with photography or video production? The truth is that I had no experience, I didn’t know how to use a professional camera, I had no knowledge in this area at all. What kind of training were you offered by ODIM? At ODIM I have learned many things, espe‐cially about video production. They gave me the opportunity to receive classes with local photographers on how to take photographs as well as recording and editing videos. After the classes I had, I started to record and edit videos. Now I know how or when to record a video, how to cut or join videos, add text, add background music, use transitions, apply sound effects, or add images. At first, I was afraid of not doing them well, but little by little, I’m learning more and with each video I make, I’m learning new things. What kind of videos or projects have you been part of? What are you most proud of? The videos I have made are very important for the community; I have been making videos 20