Video Final

Ashley Augustine

Music Video

     For this project my group created a music video to the song Everything Has Changed by Taylor Swift. This project took my group about 3 weeks to complete from the pre-production phase to the final editing day. Some of the challenges we faced was trying to find days that weren't really cold to film, and finding days that almost everybody could be there for. Along the way I learned that it is important to communicate with my group members about what kind of shots we should get, the location that were filming at, and communicating with businesses to see if they would let us film. Some of the feedback I was given was that I forgot to put the beginning and ending credits, and that some of the shots were too short. After we finished watching them I went back and made some of the shots longer which increased the time, and I added the beginning credits. Overall, I feel that I did a very good job portraying the overall feelings in the song onto the screen.

High School Trailer

     For this project my group created a trailer for the movie The A-List. This project took my group about a month from the time of pre-production to the final day of editing. Some of the challenges my group faced was finding a time when we had everybody there to film ad having our actors available. Along the way I learned that it's important to schedule everything ahead of time and have a backup plan if one of the members doesn't show up to have a plan for them to makeup the work. The feedback that I was given was that I should have added music to it to make it more enjoyable because there were a lot of breaks in the video. For this project if I went back and changed it I would add background music and fix some of the locations we shot in. My overall opinion for this project was that I did't do the best job I could have. I feel that I could have done better.

Short Film

     For this project my group chose one of the scripts we wrote and them transformed the script into a short film. This project took my group about two months to complete. Some of the challenges my group faced was not starting to film till close to the end of the time allowed to film, and syncing up schedules. Along the way I learned that it is important to communicate with your group. That its really hard to do the entire project by yourself. Some of the feedback my group was given was that the short film was good because we allowed the actors to contribute their ideas into it. My group didn't change anything about it. My overall opinion of this project was that my group did a good job creating it, I just wish was given the opportunity to do more than just hold the script and block doors.

Time In Class

     In class I'd say that I spent most of my time working on my projects when I had something to do. When I finished my projects early I usually had my group review it and fix anything that they said was wrong. If you finished the project in 7 hours but still had an hour left I would have people review it and see what they think of it. Outside of class I enhance my work by taking photos and videos of my brothers TKD testings, and tournaments. 

Strengths/ Weakness

     One of my strengths communicating with other people. I maximize this strength by working on projects that have other people helping and getting their ideas on what I should fix/ leave. One of my weaknesses is that I have a hard time managing my time. One way I can improve this is by making schedules and planning everything out in advance. 

Summary

     The one thing I loved about this semester was creating the music video. One thing I would change was how I didn't express my want to do more in the short film. Overall, this semester I take away the friends that I made. One goal I want to set for next year is that I want to do a better job at turning in my projects earlier.