Final reflection

Hey blog!

The project is officially over! It's bittersweet that this project has finally come to an end. I will admit it was a lot of work editing, filming, and creating the story, but it was a great experience, and I had a lot of fun. I learned so much in the duration of this project that I could use for future projects, either for personal purposes or for future classes. I started this project thinking it was just another project for school, but I ended it on a great note, and honestly, I'm sad it's over. I learned a lot from this project, like more about film techniques, camera shots, angles, and editing. 

My favorite part of the project

Honestly, my favorite part of the project was editing my project and my CCRs. Although filming and planning were fun too, I really liked editing because I got to see my vision in front of me and got to see everything I had been working on for the past couple of months come together. I also just enjoyed editing because it was the most relaxing part of the project, as I played music and edited my project in the comfort of my bed. Although it took around a week and many hours to edit, I am satisfied with the final result. 

Changes I would make

Even though I'm happy with the way the project and CCRs turned out, it doesn't mean they couldn't have been better. For my film opening, there were some clips that I couldn't get the voices to line up with the mouths. I did my best and refilled all the audio as many times as I needed for them to be on time, but they still didn't come out perfectly synchronized. I know no project can be absolutely perfect, but I was hoping I would at least think my own is perfect. It's okay, though, because it doesn't mean I think my project is bad. I just feel like it could use improvement. I also didn't really love the framing of some of my shots in my CCR for questions one and two but everything I feel as though I did wrong just helps me learn more on what to do for my next project! I don't think either of them is bad, though. But don't worry, those are only the bad parts, let's get to the good parts!

What I love about my project

For the film opening, I really like the sequence of shots where I'm getting ready. The camera is still and in the same place for every shot, which I personally really like because what you see is only my character, Maisely, moving while the background stays still. 

I also like my second CCR for questions three and four because of the way I designed it. I made a PowerPoint and did a voiceover for the video but the part I like is the PowerPoint. The words on the PowerPoint are very simple since I just put short bullets because I explained everything and went into detail in the voiceover and I used visuals too. What I like is how I designed the PowerPoint. I made pastel-colored slides, each having small decorations to match the color. I chose this to reflect my character Maisely's bubbly personality because you don't get to see much of it in the film with all the drama going on. I think the colors and choice of design were a very subtle way to emphasize my character's personality.

Last message

Well, this is officially the last blog I'll be writing other than the next one, where I'll post my final products, but I'm kind of sad it's over. Like I said, it's bittersweet because there's finally a weight lifted off my shoulders with this project being done, but I really had so much fun. One of my favorite moments was filming with my friends. It was so fun because we just kept laughing the whole time and couldn't even keep straight faces. Sadly, this project is over now, so goodbye, vlog. :(