Semester 1 Final Review
This semester I was apart of two different video projects.
PSA
The psa I was apart of was made to combat online predators and spread awareness on being safe online. I was the writer, casting director, and one of the editors. The project took a little over two weeks for shooting and editing, but all shooting was completed in one day. Some of the challenges we faced were the ISO and aperture on the camera, it was a really sunny day, and condensing a story into the length of a psa and really being selective of what shots to use to tell the story effectively. The feedback we were given was that it was a good message, a dual message almost. One being online safety, the second with our male protagonist, that it can happen to anybody. I liked this PSA . I think it looks beautiful, but also has a powerful purpose.Short Film
I've talked about in previous blog posts on the rocky start to this short film. For a brief recap: we set our expectations too high with a crew that was not willing to take on such an ambitious film. we scrambled together a last minute idea, and it turned out okay. The film we ended up shooting looked beautiful. The Audio was rocky, the script was a little on the nose with dialogue, but with the two days we had to plan and shoot, I'd say it was good for what we had.
As a video production student, I have gained many skills when it comes to project management, communicating ideas, and the ability to complete planned tasks creatively. I can maximize my strengths by trying to be original and take risks, it could also mean working with new and different people for each new project. I need to improve in areas of origination and collaboration. It's one thing to work with someone who's different than you, but it's another to create with them.
I learned a lot from the guest speakers we've had in our classroom. Mostly that it is a possibility to use the skills I've learned in school and translate it to a job that I could support myself with, but also still be creative.
The field trip showed me that technology is always expanding and the future filmmakers , maybe even students in thus class, could be the ones responsible for changing the movie going experience.
This semester I enjoyed finally being in a class dedicated solely to entertainment and filmmaking. I hope to do more projects next semester and make personal short films. I want to learn more about camera work and audio, as well as refine my skills in color correction and color grading. I'm going to continue to write, and work on writing things to be more practical and producible, while still remaining true to myself.
