Final Video

The final video was a challenge. The length as well as the story line and vision made it difficult to plan and to execute. Additionally, issues arose that hindered the process quite a bit throughout pre-production, production, and post-production. My group tried our best to achieve the feeling and story line we aspired to portray, and the final product comes close to it. Of course, our knowledge and understanding of the filming process was superior to before, a major contribution to the improvement of our product.

This project displayed our best utilization of angles and movement yet. Although there were a few pans and tilts in our previous assignment (music video), none of them were able to truly convey meaning. In this video, each angle and movement played a part in conveying meaning to the film. We were also much more diverse. We showed people from high and low angles, and used things such as close ups and tracking shots. However, there were many problems that we faced in order to even get to that place. The storyboard creation was a struggle in itself, but a huge issue was transportation and timing. Every member in our group has their own independent lifestyle and schedule, and it wasn't always compatible. Additionally, how to get there was an issue considering none of us could drive. We were able to film the entire thing, but it was rough and poorly constructed. This called for re-shooting, but a problem quickly surfaced after corona came into play. Nevertheless, we overcame this obstacle in order to create what we have now.