1. After reviewing the comments I made concerning the videos presented by my classmates as well as the videos themselves, the theme was extremely positive. I was impressed by the overall product achieved in such a short amount of time comparatively to the cyberbullying video assignment. This satisfaction was parallel to the video Kenzie and I created. The concept of communicating back and fourth while both subjects were in perceivably different countries celebrating separate holidays was a motif I noticed throughout the videos including ours. The stories consisted of the highlights of each holiday including: country of origin, special traditions, and cultural significance. One unique aspect of our video was the addition of a cultural welcoming or greeting (Kenzie opened with Namaste which is a common greeting in Southern India). There were a few videos with a similar story as the story we chose to depict. Our story was basically about a person who was unaware of alternative cultures and holidays, and was only conditioned to be knowledgeable of the holiday they celebrate. I felt this was an important story to display because although it may seem like an ignorant dilemma to encounter, it is immensely common. I believe more than half of the class could not offer one piece of significant information regarding a holiday other than Christmas or whatever holiday they choose to celebrate, myself included. Therefore, I felt our story would be relatable and therefore would attract attention and interest to our video. We only chose one image for each of our settings due to technical difficulties, however, I felt this choice provided a less distracting effect and made the contrast of each location more clear and concise. I noticed several videos with the same background for each holiday, and I felt the outcome of our video was consistent with the outcome of theirs. The editing of our video was fairly short. Our objective was to create a short enough cut to capture the interest of our viewers, while informing them about our cultures and not leaving them with an unclear overall gist of what our holidays truly represented. We were pressed for time and unfortunately we did not include music in our video, but again, I felt this offered a less distracting and more focused and informative presentation. I felt our title was simple and easy to read. This is the point of a title, and our intent was not to add an overwhelming amount of bells and whistles to our project. Our intent was to highlight the beauty of our holidays and to treat the holidays and cultures as the bells and whistles. I was very pleased with our credits and copyright because the font was elegant and yet easy to comprehend, and the background consisted of a crisp white. This was a classic touch that I was very proud of, which is ironic considering it is one of the most simple and understated aspects of the assignment. Kenzie and I gave an immense effort to produce a quality video. We are our harshest critics, and we gave our greatest attempt to sprinkle the most festive holiday magic possible throughout our project. We both formed a connection to our holidays, and we hope each holiday and tradition is appreciated and respected if not celebrated.
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-I would have liked to have added a creative montage similar to the teleporting scene featured in Ryan and John's video. I chose this innovative element because I believe it would have provided a new perspective and a more complex level to the story in my video. I also felt this scene created a greater attention span of the audience and more intriguing video overall.
-I would have liked to have added an opening scene such as the opening featured in Skyler and Michaela A's video which included both of them. I felt this added a sense of unity to the video that I would have liked to have included in our video. This scene implied the concept that both subjects can communicate and can have common interests and personalities despite their location, culture or celebrated holiday. I also enjoyed the ending, "And here's Laphanda with the weather..." this was a tastefully comical and rare way to end a video. I enjoyed it very much.
3. I researched both holidays and I created the script. I transferred said script onto poster paper at home and brought it in on our designated day of filming. I uploaded our tape from the camera to the folder I created to house the files associated with our video. I edited the clips I uploaded in After Effects and in Premiere Pro.
4. I helped Kenzie by creating the script and the posters for the mock teleprompter. I also helped by completing an extensive amount of editing while she worked on her contributions to the video. Kenzie helped me by finding approved background images for our video, and she created the bibliography. We both supported each other and pushed each other to create the best video we could possibly produce. Kenzie also helped me by being consistently positive despite my frustration and progressively uprising stress level. She did not take my breakdowns personally, and she never gave up or agreed to settle for anything less than a quality video. I appreciated her presence and support system greatly.
5. If I had another chance to complete this project, I would have initially edited our film in After Effects. For some odd reason, I edited the film in Premiere Pro first and I felt I could actually produce a video that was up to par with those created in After Effects. I felt this way in part because I had already done so much work in Premiere Pro and I was going to have to start from scratch in After Effects. Therefore, my advice to myself concerning future projects would be to not kid myself, swallow my pride and admit I made an error. I should have just started over sooner, but I tried to convince myself I could further mend my seemingly radioactive footage in Premiere Pro. Next time I will also review the tutorials much more extensively (sorry about that). I learned my lesson the hard way, but there's no greater learning technique than trial and error.
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