Final Reflection

Early in the year, I learned the importance of setting clean In-points and Out-points. You can see that in my first film because i cut some of the speakers off mid-sentence.On my second project, I learned how to ripple delete and overlap. It was a good lesson that would be especially helpful later on down the road. I also learned early on that criticism helps a lot in the development in final drafts. A good example of taking the advice from my peers was in the Cyberbullying video. They viewed our rough draft and gave me feedback on what I needed to change. This became clear when our final draft was different the our original video. I also learned to incorperate music that matches the theme and enhances the mood of the film. Music plays a big part in films. In this class, I have learned a lot about creating videos. I have learned that in order to make the filming prosses easier, you need to learn how to have fun. At first I hated making and editing videos. I found it to be stressfull and annoying. Not until just recently did I work with a group that opened my eyes to the fun of makinig videos. I think it was easier when we made our own story and script. I was able to relate better and enjoy it alot more.I've also learned that veering away from the exact script won't hurt anyone either. Its good to do a little improvisation during filming. It helps you relate better to the story. It also makes it seem more authentic and real. Enjoying the filming prosses isn't a bad thing. The experiences I've had in this class has varied completely. I've hated it, I've loved it, I've also been indifferent about it. I loved working with groups that we chose. it made it alot easier and the videos tended to come out better. I hated following set scripts. i never liked the cyberbullying and values videos. I couldn't related to them nor care about them. I liked making my own original videos.