Interview Final

In this video, I reflected on my experience in the video strand.  I talked about what I learned about editing, filming, collaboration, and if I want to continue in this strand.  One thing I learned during this project was that it's a lot harder to be the actor than the filmer.  In all my previous projects, I was the one filming, so I got to be in charge of the way the shots were set up and make sure they were done the way I envisioned.  In this project, since I was acting, I was not able to do that. I noticed when I was editing that some of the shots were either not completely straight or not at the right angle, so next time I will make sure to either choose people who I know can set up clean shots to be in my group, or check the camera before they start filming.  Some other things I learned are that you have to make sure not to change your hair or the way you're sitting between shots, because it will look like a jump cut in the video, and also that the up and down buttons on the flip cameras adjust the volume, so you have to keep it the same the whole time or else the video will suddenly get louder or softer, but you can adjust the audio on Final Cut Pro in order to make it all even.  Another complication I ran into during this project that I hadn't with my other ones were not getting along as well with the other people in my group.  It made it a lot harder to film and get stuff done, so next time I will be sure to either choose my group wiser or try to be more flexible.  My favorite thing about this class would probably be being expose and getting to try so many new things and meet so many new people.  I loved learning the six shot sequence and how to film it, how to edit on Final Cut Pro, and overall how to collaborate with new people on projects.  I hope to bring the skills I learned in this class to the other strands, and possibly if I continue with this strand in the future.