The process of making a video proved to be very difficult, but in the end I’m glad how my video turned out. If I had the chance to redo this assignment, I would have put a little more work into planning every aspect of the video beforehand (in other words, making a better storyboard). I only had a rough idea of what I wanted to do when I interviewed Steve, and I wish I had filmed the interview as opposed to just getting the audio. It would have been nice to have an actual clip of Steve talking in the final project. Since I didn’t have any good visuals, I decided to make a few short animations to use as footage. This was a lot more time consuming than I expected it to be; for a 10 second animation I had to work for at least a half hour. I think they turned out well, so no regrets there. I really liked the footage of Steve walking up the escalator along with his opinion on how hard it is to move up in both the culinary world and the military. I didn’t take too much footage of him around Hunter, but the few shots I did take fit nicely with what he said.
I can’t imagine all the work that goes into making a feature length film, but after this project, I definitely think making a storyboard is key. Just like when writing an essay, making an outline can be immensely helpful. It keeps you on track and makes sure that your idea doesn’t stray from the main point. It’s also important to film more than you intend to use. At times, I was struggling with what I was going to use as video clips, and ended up taking some off YouTube so that I had enough footage. You can always edit footage and make clips shorter, but its vital that there’s enough material to mess around with.
Overall, I really enjoyed this project but I know that the video making process is extremely time consuming and requires a ton of effort. If I were to make another video project, I think I’d be a little more comfortable with it and know how to better plan out my project.
