The dazzling disc catches the eye, and the words “SCIE GOT TALENT” on the poster are particularly striking. This year’s theme is both unique and mysterious—”Infinity.” It holds a charm that invites limitless imagination and is filled with a novel atmosphere.
As one of the major annual events at SCIE, this is the perfect opportunity for contestants to showcase their talents and shine brightly. As the audience seats gradually filled with excited spectators, the contestants’ hearts were also filled with a mix of nervousness and anticipation. When the lights dimmed and the welcoming cheers rose, a spectacular performance officially began…
The flowing melody speaks of boundless freedom and happiness, pure and warm—”Time flows by, you are by my side, all is peaceful and good.” A deeply moving melody drew the audience into this visual and auditory feast.
The rising and falling rhythms add layers to the song. As the tempo quickened, the addition of vocals pushed the dance to its climax. The strong drumbeats and pauses complemented each other, while blue lights set off the dazzling dance moves. The dancers seemed to lead the audience running deep into an endless tunnel, embarking on an exploration of the unknown.
A dark blue light illuminated her figure, and her voice was like an endless ocean. Waves of vocal runs portrayed her nostalgia and sorrow for past emotions. The guitar strumming tugged at the heartstrings of the audience, immersing them in this ink-wash painting-like scene.
The drum set, keyboard, and guitar worked in harmony, with the rock music carrying a sense of lingering attachment. Blue and orange lights spilled across the stage. Once, we were just a step apart, close enough to touch; now, we remain a step apart, yet that final distance seems insurmountable. That obsession, those memories, weave an abyss of emotion.
Pure white light shone on the duo. Their soft harmonies couldn’t conceal the regret expressed by the shadows on the ground. They gazed at each other, golden ripples shimmering at their feet, yet their story ultimately couldn’t be released forever.
As the lights brightened, he sat before the piano. He brought sincerity and memories. Our story was like brilliant starlight in the darkness, never extinguished, burning fiercely. The shimmering stars reflected on the floor bore witness to our tale. Even if the world blurs, our beauty will forever be remembered.
Bathed in a blue-green light, her unreciprocated confusion conveyed her disappointment in the other person. A song full of complex emotions was presented through the band’s performance. There was confusion about the future, but also a determination to let go.
Under the white light against a dark red background stood a puppeteer. The dancers moved according to his direction, like marionettes, like music box dolls. The Latin dance elevated the mysterious atmosphere to its peak, with well-timed pauses making it especially vivid.
The opening hum responded to the magenta light. Accompanied by the piano, it was filled with intense pleas and reluctance. “Time has become our enemy.” Whether to leave or stay—let time decide.
Set against a deep blue background, the band began. The keyboardist and the grand pianist gently pulled back the curtain on this emotional narrative with soft music. The guitarist and bassist, following the drumbeat, joined this expression. The cold of November could not drown out his pain.
Their singing was like a conversation, like a musical, portraying conflict, anxiety, and confusion within the bedroom setting. There is always unavoidable friction between parent and child. Mom is being a mom for the first time, and the daughter is being a daughter for the first time. Often, communication is the source of our disconnect.
White suits, white lights, shining across the venue. The powerful drumbeat ignited the atmosphere. Their perfectly synchronized dance moves directly ramped up the audience’s excitement to the maximum. Their incredibly cool and sharp moves brought the 2025 SGT to a close.
From boundless sorrow to sustained high spirits, each performance carried a certain emotion forward. With that, the 2025 Talent Show came to its conclusion.
Yet, how can the word “Infinity” be confined? We will return. When that time comes, we will shine brighter than ever, full of passion and limitless imaginative charm. Let us continue writing our own infinite story!












My essay is on the recent development of China’s mental health care system and how it can help address this question. Though, I actually parried the question raised by the prompt, and I did not in the end emphasise too much that more care should be devoted to the socially vulnerable. Rather, I intended to underscore the complexity and ambiguity in any employment of these two notions — “socially vulnerable” and “responsibility” — in the concrete working of society. Through my study I discovered that the train of legislative efforts made in the 1980s to 2000s to legally recognise, to enhance public knowledge of, and to erect new asylums for, “the mentally ill,” in fact coincided spatiotemporally with government efforts in putting new agendas of foreign policies and city development to work. Thus, the recent development of China’s mental health care, from scratch to full maturity, is not solely the consequence of “humanitarian effort,” but also of some other ulterior motives. In my conclusion, I hinted that any answer to this question would entail empirical investigation into the concrete working of social institutions, and depending on the nature of this “socially vulnerable” group, claims of “responsibility” may be leveraged as veils for other purposes.
Before starting my research I did not by then have a well-formed hypothesis, but I did have Michel Foucault’s intriguing study on madness in mind. Due to the rather peculiar nature of the object of my study, I was not able to apply the sociological theories (Marxism, Functionalism, e.g.) I learnt in class to my own research. I must thank my sociology teacher for his encouragement and provision of many textbook resources and classical studies done in the field of mental health care. In addition to that, he prepared a statement of the school for my application to conduct short interviews at a local mental health hospital — this application, however, though quite expectedly, sank into oblivion — without his help this project would be very difficult.


I made a documentary “The Definition” about the situation of elderly in Shenzhen to enter this competition. As I have some previous knowledge in filmmaking, learning from TBU studio, I though it would be meaningful if I combined my filmmaking skills with sociology knowledge. In the meanwhile, after learning the very first chapter of sociology, The Family, I found out that the situation of elderly in the UK is different from that of elderly in Shenzhen. For instance, elderly have the responsibility taking care of their grandchildren and dance in the park for entertainment is distinctive in China. Therefore, I decided to make a documentary to record the interesting culture.
I learnt a lot during the preparation for the competition. I learned a lot about how to carry out an individual primary research when I was filming “The Definition”, which helps a lot in my current sociology study. Also, I understood sociology theories better. For instance, postmodernism used to be only a vague theoretical perspective for me, yet it amazed me knowing that elderly people participate actively in public activities can be considered as view of postmodernism.
Most importantly, I realized filmmaking can make some impacts on people, portraying problems of society. Experience of BSA opened my eyes and led me rethink about my future major in college. I want use my skills and knowledge to help more people, so I will probably try a major with humanity and filmmaking combined instead of pursuing the dream of being an artist alone.
Learning sociology gives me a new perspective in seeing how the world works, and it also lets me care more about the vulnerability in the society. Thank you to my sociology teacher, Richard Driscoll, who gave me lots of inspiration such as filming the dancing in the park, which is interesting to British people, and recommenced lots of sociological books about the elderly.
By listening to his advice, “The Definition” eventually divides into two parts: one is about the elderly in nursing home and the other is about people dancing in the park. Also, there is many interviews in the documentary to give a more well-rounded perspective.
I would like to thank my Math teacher Michael Jin and my friend Franchaska, who helped me with the voice over. Also, thanks to my family members, especially my dear grandmother, who gave me lots of insights related to the issue of elderly.
I made this documentary just before the deadline, thus it’s not so perfect. I’ll probably elaborate some shots and reedit it in the future.

If you are interested, you can click the link below and watch it.
Teng Xun Video:https://v.qq.com/x/page/u0862usad2v.html
Bilibili:https://www.bilibili.com/video/av38188271?from=search&seid=10452775157822232568