Heritage Communication · Interview Planning · Bilingual Short-form Video · 2026
Majiayao Interviews & Video Stories
Interview-led stories on Majiayao pottery, youth participation and intangible cultural heritage transmission.
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Overview
Context and purpose
I contributed to three interview-led heritage films about Majiayao painted pottery, Xizhou cloisonné enamel, and young people’s encounters with cultural heritage in Lintao, Gansu. My work covered guest liaison, interview planning and delivery, photography and footage organisation, short-form video editing, bilingual subtitle support, WeChat content, and English publishing metadata for all three films. The project translated specialist craft knowledge, practitioners’ personal experiences, and contemporary approaches to heritage transmission into accessible public stories.
My contribution
What I was responsible for
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Developed interview directions from the event themes and interviewees’ backgrounds, turning craft processes, personal experience, transmission, and contemporary development into questions suited to audiovisual storytelling.
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Supported communication with guests and interviewees, onsite interviews, and event documentation, coordinating talking-head interviews with craft demonstrations and contextual footage.
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Helped review, organise, and edit interview and event footage so that each film had a clear subject, human perspective, and narrative rhythm.
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Worked with Chinese and English subtitles, helping specialist terminology, personal accounts, and local cultural context remain understandable across languages.
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Prepared English titles, descriptions of fewer than 500 characters, tags, and copyright information for three heritage videos.
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Organised interview, image, and communication assets for WeChat content, video publication, and project documentation.
Outcome & reflection
Why this project matters
The project taught me that heritage communication is not simply about shortening specialist knowledge. It requires a path that audiences can follow: meeting a person, observing a practice, understanding its cultural meaning, and finally connecting it with contemporary life. Interviews supplied voice and perspective; close views of craft processes made technical knowledge visible; and subtitles and English publishing materials helped the stories cross professional and linguistic boundaries.