After some planning (or lack thereof) gone awry over the weekend I had come to terms with the fact that my first vlog would be overdue before it was completed. I also failed to hire the appropriate equipment for this one (sorry!) — but rest assured I have high hopes for an implementation of further technical prowess for the next one. My relationship with VLOGGING as it stands is at odds with my resistance to being on camera and considering my words before they need to be said. With this first vlog, despite my lack of usable content, the editing process largely assisted in helping the video take shape. Next time, I hope to experiment with the form further and try to stick to a thought-out structure, perhaps even giving myself some talking points to fall back on when improvising fails under the weight of how unnatural talking to a lone camera feels to me. In spite of this, I am open to the possibility that that mode of video making may not be a style of vlogging that I’m well suited to — or maybe I could even be suited to it more. Guess we’ll find out next week…

Our shoot-out on campus was a good way to experiment with the form, as well as giving us an opportunity to familiarise ourselves with the process of setting up a shot on the fly. I think most of us were somewhat camera-shy, but I don’t think it hurt our footage so much. Watching mine back reassured me that I need not worry too much, though I could probably do with less looking at people’s mouths when speaking to them. Eyes are up here, buddy.