The workshop this week for Media was a little slower, due to the fact that the internet was down for the first half hour. There was even some projector issues which made us all feel like the world was conspiring against us. Eventually though, the technology ended our little civil war and we could dive right back into work.

We were put into groups so that we could discuss the extent of our Premiere Pro abilities and even start working on the Haiku exercise (which we were told to do to help familiarise ourselves with Premiere Pro). The exercise is basically just making a very short clip based off a specific Haiku poem of our choice. Personally, I’ve been using the latest version of Premiere Pro for a year now. I used it for my SAT in Year 12 Media and then again to make short films with my friends over the Summer. But all the same, it’s an exercise that I have to do. With my day off (though I’ve got lots to do), I’m gonna try and finish that.

Eventually Seth came around to each group and we explained where were at. At this point I had been focusing so much on project 2 that I hadn’t really started the Haiku – while others had completely finished the Haiku and done nothing for project 2 so it was a real mixed bag.

To inspire discussion, we even watched a few of the Project 2’s from last year, specifically Bliss David’s. It was very interesting and definitely outside the box, and I kept it in mind as I brainstormed my own piece. Seth gave us a few pointers too, like try not to rely too heavily on a musical audio track for the short and don’t ramble in your analysis’s. I’ll be taking all of this on board for sure – PB2 here I come!