The process for this video seemed to be very haphazard. From the very beginning, I had no problem deciding on a topic for my video, but creating a video that was able to visually portray that argument without being too straightforward proved to be my biggest challenge. It took a great deal of time for my ideas to finally take shape. I kept notes of the various ideas that I had and for awhile they all seemed very disjointed. However, they eventually all seemed to have some coherence, and I actually ended up using almost all of the ideas together in the end.
After receiving feedback, I was extremely pleased and was appreciative for what everyone had to offer. Although I had spend a considerable amount of time making this video, there was still some uncertainty as its effectiveness. However, after receiving the feedback that was offered, I felt a great deal more confident in the choices that I had made throughout the course of this project. I didn’t receive much feedback as to ways I could’ve improved my own work, but I think that there was a great deal of helpful feedback that was given throughout the course of the screenings.
Throughout this project, I learned that hard work will eventually pay off, even if it doesn’t seem like it at the present moment. Like I mentioned previously, I felt completely lost as to what to do for awhile regarding how to visually present my argument, but by continuing to work at it I was able to somehow come up with enough ideas and actually make connections between seemingly different ideas that I had previously. Furthermore, especially considering my experience with trying to get a crew together to help with the project, both planning and perseverance are essential.
The audience of this video will mainly be my own friends, however I will leave the video public on youtube, so anyone will be able to find it. It does have a somewhat motivational message, so I hope that people in search of that kind of message can eventually come across it.
Final question: Would I ever have made a video like this on my own? No. Am I glad that this was a project for the class? Absolutely.
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