The document summarizes the student's process of creating a video project. Their research went well but planning was impacted by limited actors. Time management required rescheduling after splitting filming across two days. Camera quality varied between the iPhone and GoPro. Editing went well except some filters lowered resolution. Feedback noted the interesting concept but suggested a longer video and better transitions. The student agreed better presets were needed but disagreed the structure lacked clarity.
3. RESEARCH
My research went successfully as I found videos that fit with my idea
perfectly. I analysed firstly videos with the similar homemade, gritty
look I wanted to go for. In looking at videos with this style, I learned
common convections for this such as VHS style filters and different
aspect ratios.
I also investigated ways of showing time passing, by watching videos
that use say time lapses or shots of a calendar for example. Initially
these techniques seemed like something I wanted to incorporate,
however in filming and editing I realised there wasn't anywhere I
could use them.
4. PLANNING
Planning was somewhat unsuccessful due to changes when filming. I
had originally planned to use about 5 actors yet when filming I only
had 2 available. This meant I had to re-imagine certain scenes and
make the actors I did have available do much more work and for a lot
longer than initially planned. Other than this, my planning was
successful. I used my shot list to chronologicallymove from location to
location and simply changed what happens in the shot at the location
when actor difficulties arose.
5. TIME MANAGEMENT
Time management was ok. I initially planned to film in one day with all
my actors. I found that with my lack of actors I had to split filming into
2 days, one with one actor and the other with both. This affected my
time management as I had to reschedule my editing. After
rescheduling, my editing went as planned. I edited the video over 2
days and handed it in on time.
6. TECHNICAL QUALITIES - CAMERA
For cameras I used my phone (iphone11) and a GoPro. The
iPhone worked effectively due to its ease of use and
familiarity I have with it. The only downside is lack of quality
and framerate. I wanted to incorporate lots of slow motion so
with the low framerate from the iPhone it meant some slow-mo
was choppy. My gopro shots were entirely successful, allowing
me to use inventive angles such as underwater.
7. TECHNICAL QUALITIES – EDITING/POST
My editing was not totally successful. I found that my cuts and transitions
were spot on, yet some of the filters and overlays were lacking. I used
glitch transitions between shots and on text, this worked perfectly – fitting
with my overall theme and was executed professionally. The downside in
editing was the use of glitch filters, these filters were often cheap pre-
sets, which lowered the resolution of some shots drastically. I also
corrupted the final half of my video by overusing pre-sets and casing the
software to crash. This resulted in my final video being shorter than
intended.
8. AESTHETIC QUALITIES
My whole video
incorporated a
technological, matrix like
theme. I used glitch, space-
age fonts and futuristic
transitions to execute this. I
also wanted a prominent
aestetic to be the
homemade, gritty and
urban style. I executed this
by using very fast paced,
often shaky shots.
9. AUDIENCE APPEAL
I believe my video appeals
to rebellious youth and
anyone who questions
reality. I think I targeted this
audience successfully as I
used enticing text at the
start and an overall theme
of rebellion with shots of
political graffiti and
government security
measures. It is possible
however that with my
distinguished choice of
song, some people may not
enjoy the video.
11. FEEDBACK 1
What did you like about the product?
Interesting concept
What improvements could have been made to the product?
Longer video
12. FEEDBACK 2
What did you like about the product?
Good use of transitions
What improvements could have been made to the product?
Use better pre-set transitions to improve resolution
13. FEEDBACK 3
What did you like about the product?
Always something new to look at
What improvements could have been made to the product?
Maybe more of a structure to understand the message clearer
14. PEER FEEDBACK SUMMARY
What do you agree with from your peer feedback?
I agree that I needed to use better pre-sets in order to retain resolution.
What do you disagree with from your peer feedback?
I believe the structure of my video is spot on and it gives the intended message well.
15. PEER FEEDBACK SUMMARY
Overall I believe the
feedback was accurate, as I
evaluated most of these
issues myself too. However,
one thing I didn’t agree
with was the structure
feedback, as I think I
structured it well and it was
clear what the structure
meant.