So basically, Media Factory stuffed up and took a shit on my work and got rid of it, so this is reflections 2.0.

I had written a really long blog post, but now, I’m really no in the mood to do any of that so, i’m going to cut a lot of what I said down into small chunks.

As always, showing my work to class mates proves to be an anxious experience. I get nervous, wondering what people might think about what I just created. But it’s ok, as I gain confidence in my work, this feeling gradually goes away each week.

Receiving feedback from your work is one of the most important things. You are able to recognise what an ‘audience’ thought went well and what didn’t. After all, audience is crucial to how your media piece is responded to and consumed. One of the most important things to focus on when receiving feedback from your media work, is how the audience responded to your work and did they connect with the story. You shouldn’t think that your film could have been better by using fancy equipment. Equipment is not the be all and end all. Story is the most important thing in film making, and it is all about how the story is executed and conveyed to the audience. If you come back to a film’s most basic elements, it is to tell a story.

Creating a film is like baking a cake or anything for that matter. You have to combine all the ingredients in a way that represents a final product. You might have all the finest ingredients and the cake could taste disgusting. Like film, you could have high end equipment with 1 million dollars behind you and the film could still be bad.

This comes back to the idea of execution and how editing is the most important part of filming, here is where you tell a story. The story doesn’t have to be incredible, it could be as basic as to what annoyed you during the day, but it’s about how you convey a message so the story connects with people.

One person that is real motivation to me is youtube legend, Casey Neistat. Through his talks and channel, he illustrates the importance of execution and editing. He is a perfect example of telling stories that capture an audiences attention without amazing gear, further defining the need to let go of this idea that better equipment is necessary to make better films. A lot of what I have suggested has been derived from Casey, so I highly recommend checking out his channel to see how effectively he conveys a story. His current vlog series is a perfect example of how to convey a simple message that removes all the unnecessary fluff, he is clear and concise, keeping you entertained and interested. Casey is a great role model in terms of media as well as on a personal level. His ability to craft seemingly simple films comes back to the very essence of film making that is all about how to convey a story