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
    shenglan on January 24, 2014 at 4:07 pm

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

    Reply
  2. Carole Ames
    Carole Ames on January 9, 2014 at 11:36 am

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

    Reply
  3. LaTesha Richardson
    LaTesha Richardson on January 5, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    cool. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Anne-Lise Halvorsen
    Anne-Lise Halvorsen on January 3, 2014 at 12:40 am

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

    Reply
  5. Matthew Koehler
    Matthew Koehler on January 2, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    You are clever, clever people! Happy New Year!

    Reply
  6. Lisa Plascencia
    Lisa Plascencia on January 1, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
  7. Aroutis Foster
    Aroutis Foster on December 31, 2013 at 10:32 pm

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

    Reply
  8. Alan
    Alan on December 31, 2013 at 3:45 pm

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

    Reply
  9. Kishor
    Kishor on December 31, 2013 at 2:56 pm

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

    Reply
  10. Yan
    Yan on December 31, 2013 at 2:40 pm

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

    Reply

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