Have a great 2014!

by | Tuesday, December 31, 2013

It is that time of the year… the time for the Mishra/Sawai family new year’s video. As tradition has it the video needs to be some kind of a typographical animation, typically a play with words that is synchronized to music, and attempts to incorporate a visually interesting “aha!” moment. The video never includes people (except for may be a still-shot of the entire family somewhere towards the end).

The videos have become more complex over the years and the challenge, of course, is to create something that exceeds what we did the year before. Our budgets have also risen – going from zero when we first started  to around $10 this time around. What has not changed is the fun we have in creating these videos and sharing them with all of you. Below is our latest video, titled Point of View: Happy 2014. Enjoy.

Wish you a great 2014!
From Shreya, Soham, Smita & Punya

Here are links to the videos from the previous years (along with some other videos made as a family):

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10 Comments

  1. shenglan

    Cool! How did you do the change at about 00:50? wow!

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  2. Carole Ames

    Brilliant! How can you top this one. Best wishes for a very happy new year!

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  3. LaTesha Richardson

    cool. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Anne-Lise Halvorsen

    Thanks for sharing! Very cool. What a great family project. Happy New Year!

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  5. Matthew Koehler

    You are clever, clever people! Happy New Year!

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  6. Lisa Plascencia

    Wow, once again you have outdone yourselves with a very cool design and a visually stimulating project that is fascinating to watch!! Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year and best wishes for 2014!!
    From our home to yours, The Plascencias 🙂

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  7. Aroutis Foster

    Happy New Year! Once again pretty cool Mishra/Sawai family #masterofdeception

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  8. Alan

    Neat! It’s very visually stimulating! Thanks for sharing and happy new year 2014 to you and your family!

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  9. Kishor

    Very creative and innovative ,entertaining .
    Happy new year you all too

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  10. Yan

    This is so creative! I love it. Happy new year!

    Reply

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