Doing this particular project brief was challenging on many levels. In one respect I found it problematic to explore key aspects of the subject and then making it cohesive as an entire piece. This was particularly noticeable with regards to the beginning, although my intent was to have a creepy vibe, because Jessica’s favourite film genre is horror, it was hard to make the rest of the footage seamless. I believe that I succeeded in giving the film a dark edge by choice of colours and sounds while also exploring fundamental aspects of her character. I found editing the piece far more challenging than previous times, possibly because I had more time and I challenge myself further. One aspect I found I successfully applied was illustrating my concepts with little accompanying text — something I’m normally inclined to include. I wanted to prove, to myself more than anyone, that I could create a piece of work without relying on text to reiterate or over-explain concepts and images. I found sufficient time was imperative in enabling me to create this piece of media. Previously I had not allowed sufficient time to think about or create the work I’d visualised, to allow it to develop. This time, however, I allowed myself to make mistakes and correct them accordingly; hence ensuring the work that was what I envisioned and more. The possibilities of creating a portrait on one individual initially seemed limited but, as I thought about what I could create, numerous ideas came to me. The best plan of attack, for me, was to focus on a theme and then build from there; as mentioned earlier I set the video in a sinister hue and then elaborate. An essential lesson I learnt in this particular creative process was that being successful does not depend upon being obvious, I realised that, although a tired cliché, a picture can tell a story, and possible give a better insight than an obvious narrative ever could, but also enables the viewer to bring their own interpretation to the film.