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Hello!
Hello!
My name is Brendan Crisologo. I grew up on Maui, Hawaiʻi and have lived here my entire life. I attended King Kekaulike High School, where I first discovered my interest in video editing and creative media. After high school, I studied at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, earned my associate’s degree in Creative Media, and then transferred to UH West Oʻahu to continue pursuing my degree in this field. If I were an artist's tool, I would be an eraser. I constantly flip-flop on whether something I am currently doing is good enough, and have a bad habit of wiping the slate clean, always thinking I can do better.
Research Topic: Video Editing enhancing Storytelling through Visual Media
Research Topic: Video Editing enhancing Storytelling through Visual Media
Research Question: How does video editing shape and enhance storytelling across different visual media forms, and how can these techniques be applied to documentary style storytelling in car culture?
Research Question: How does video editing shape and enhance storytelling across different visual media forms, and how can these techniques be applied to documentary style storytelling in car culture?
Abstract:
Abstract:
This project explores how video editing enhances storytelling across different forms of visual media, including film, comics, dance, and interactive narratives. Editing is presented as a central tool that shapes narrative structure, emotional pacing, audience interpretation, and cultural meaning. By examining continuity editing, montage theory, experimental techniques, and sound integration, the paper demonstrates how editing influences viewers’ understanding of time, space, and character. It also highlights the cultural significance of editing and the importance of diverse voices in shaping the stories told on screen. These concepts connect directly to my senior project, Cuts and Cars, which applies editing techniques to interview-based storytelling within Maui’s car culture. Through careful shot selection, pacing, and visual composition, the project aims to show how editing can transform personal experiences into compelling and meaningful narratives.
Capstone Project: Video
Capstone Project: Video
Project Title: Cuts & Cars
Project Title: Cuts & Cars
CREATIVE PROCESS:
CREATIVE PROCESS:
The concept of creativity has come a long way. The Old Greeks would call those creative forces muses, other religions referred to them as God. Today people still mostly treat creativity as an aha moment outside the area of influence. However, just by looking at the creative process one can tell, that creativity and creative work is more than just that one "Aha-Moment" (insight). It is clear that generating ideas demands planning and preparation, identifying something of interest like a problem, an opportunity or a challenge, doing research. This then leads to thinking of a solution, allowing time to incubate and iterations before arriving at something “complete.” Students learn that hard work is what makes their ideas come to life and sticktuiveness is what helps them get better.
DELIVERABLE:
DELIVERABLE:
For his senior capstone, Brendan Crisologo explored how editing techniques can be used to document and elevate Maui’s car culture. Drawing from his research on visual storytelling, pacing, and stylistic editing choices, he produced a short documentary titled Cuts & Cars, which highlights how editing shapes the energy, identity, and community connected to the island’s automotive scene. His film captures both the aesthetic and cultural dimensions of Maui’s car enthusiasts, showing how thoughtful editing can promote, preserve, and give voice to local subcultures.
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