Self-Reflection: I think that the most challenging aspect of this project was figuring out what I want to do. This was very hard for me because our options were so wide open. In order to figure out what I wanted to do I kind of just searched my brain and came up with a few different ideas for a week or so and then whichever one kept me up thinking at night, I picked that one. The most enjoyable aspect of this project was editing it. I really enjoyed what my final product was and the way I was able to put the b-roll of myself over the actual face to face. I am most proud of what I wrote. I have been having a hard time dealing with losing my hearing and this project was a way for me to deal with it. Writing that piece helped a lot and I am proud of how it turned out, even if I wasn’t able to use the whole thing in the film since it was too long. I am still very proud of what I produced. Something I learned is that I am actually very good in front of the camera. I have never been one to put a camera in front of me and then film myself, so this project helped me step way out of my comfort zone. But when I finally started to do it, I was surprised about how easy it was. I guess this is something else I am proud of accomplishing during this project.
Video Analysis: My shots are either medium shots, close ups or extreme close ups. I did this because it was an intimate topic, so I wanted to make the shots intimate as well. All of my shots are in focus and there is a good variety of shots, except I made the medium shot the focal shot because that is the shot that was telling my story. The dialogue is the focus of this film and it is clear, and you can understand everything. It moves the plot along in the sense that I am telling a story. There is no music or audio track because I wanted the dialogue to be the focus of my film. The story has a steady pace throughout and the shots are timed so that b-roll comes as soon as watching me talk has been too long. The edits help guide the film along, but they don’t build tension or suspense because it wasn’t a really suspenseful topic. I would say the only jarring moments is in reference to what I am talking about and not really with my editing because I wanted the focus of the film to be on what I am saying. I am very satisfied with what I produced. My only thing is that I wish I was able to make it longer in order to tell more of the story but I am very happy with what I produced in the time limit.
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