Project Brief Two Reflection
Trying to communicate your identity in a one minute film is quite a big ask. I wanted to focus on things that are really big parts of my life in the short space I had, so theres a lot of emphasis on the city of Melbourne, my family, and food. The music I chose, which EOM (Elements of Music) was kind enough to let me use, is representative of my chilled out nature and gives the right feel to the video. I chose to tell this story because I find it really funny, and still embarrassing eleven years later. I really like the juxtaposition between the aesthetic of the video and the nature of the story, it’s very telling of my sense of humour.
I didn’t use any colour correction on the footage, I would have if I felt it necessary but I was happy with how it looked and this way it is more representative of me – stripped back and honest.
I was surprised with the quality of the footage I was able to capture using my phone. I was kind of dreading having to use it as I don’t have a camera and haven’t figured out how to borrow equipment yet, but I’m really happy with the image quality I produced. It would have been nice to capture higher quality audio but that can be something to work on in future productions. Another thing that worked well for me was the times i was able to film. Again, I was originally quite stressed about when/what to film but I found a lot of inspiration within my surroundings. By chance I was on a train heading into the city at sunset and thought to film the skyline, and I’m really happy with those shots. I’m getting finicky now but I did struggle to figure out how to work photos into the production and I think the photos at the beginning do feel awkward.
There will always be things I’d change about any work I produce but all in all I’m happy with how PB2 has come out as an honest representation of myself.