Self-Reflection – The most challenging aspect of this project for me was editing and getting enough b-roll for my film. I realized that I needed more b-roll that went with what the film was discussing, but I ended up having a lot of b-roll that could’ve basically been stock footage because it didn’t really go with the concept of the film at all. That being said, tackling a film all by myself was really as enjoyable as it was stressful at times. I really enjoyed the whole process, the only things I would change is allowing more time to film and a better camera that can shoot in 60 fps so the shots are clearer and would work better with the video effects, like slow motion and what not. I learned that the process of filming is a lot easier with more people but I feel like you have more creative freedom by going solo. It’s really interesting to see what people can do with they have this freedom.
Video Analysis – For my film, I wanted to use a lot of hard cuts, although I realize now how difficult it is to put hard cuts together with succession. I used a lot of panning shots and stabilized them in premiere so that they were smoothed and that thankfully came out just the way I wanted it to. Lastly the interview I was really happy with, it took a little while to clean out the audio but after a little tweaking I got it to be mostly clear, other than the occasional extremely loud motor in the background. The pacing is rather slow but that’s how I intended it to be. I tried to not make it intense and any way but I did to try to make a little emotion with the story and the editing but I don’t think I did a very good job of enhancing that through editing. Im satisfied with my film since it was my first time making a video completely by myself but I definitely see room for improvement and I’m excited to remake this video one day to perfection and hope that I get to do this type of project another time.
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