Upon entering this studio, I had no idea what I was getting myself into, though I wasn’t particularly worried about the technical details as I know it’s unlikely I’ll ever go on to work on music videos professionally. However, after our first workshop on Monday, I am already intrigued and fascinated by the inner workings of music video productions and how how they are affected by budgets and production teams, as well various political and ethical considerations. My main aim in ‘Egg Hunting’ is to be able to step into the role of a director more, as in the past I have always stayed relatively quiet in group assignments and focused myself on background/planning work. This also applies to group work situations in this studio, where I hope to learn how to govern myself better amongst others who all have differing opinions and ideas. My goal is to learn how to stay focussed in a collaborative environment and be able to speak up and contribute as much as my fellow group members do, so that all my ideas are heard, instead of letting other people drive the group completely. Otherwise, I am very excited to be able to express myself creatively within this studio in a way that I have never been able to before. Though I haven’t thought about it extensively in the past, I definitely fit into the category of people that listen to a song and start visualising a compatible music video in their head, or think about a place in a movie that the song would be perfect for. I am interested to see whether this is a generally smooth sailing process of us being able to create whatever we set out to do, or whether we will be largely restricted by factors like budget and time. I’m hoping that I will learn, throughout the studio, how to navigate this creative process and experiment with techniques that don’t require a $10k budget.