From the start, we wanted A Model Son to depict Kevin’s story. A documentary that encourages young people and individuals in general to not be afraid to chase their dreams even when circumstances are not very supportive. At the same time, we wanted our documentary to bring attention to the society about the differences between the Australian culture and Chinese culture. I think A Model Son has succeeded in doing so because we managed to address the cultural differences while simultaneously telling Kevin’s story.

I am proud that our group is able to accurately depict Kevin’s story without distorting any truths. When we were interviewing Kevin, there were definitely particular answers that we wanted to hear in order to create the documentary we visualised. Unfortunately, we did not get the answers we expected and there were also some shots that we did not manage to get. Therefore, had to create a different documentary than what we originally had in mind. We struggled for a little bit because that means we were unable to follow the treatment we had written and create a new one. We also had time constraints since we started the documentary late. Nonetheless, I am still proud at the fact that our group found an alternative to the problem and we managed to produce a documentary that still conveyed the same message.

In general, I definitely need to improve my pre-production skills and learn to picture the end result I want in mind before I start shooting. Previously, I have always been used to only start visualising once I actually start editing. I now understand that this is not a good idea and it is inefficient because there may be additional clips that I have forgotten to shoot. In addition, I noticed that I am quite slow in setting up the cameras but I am sure with time, this can be improved. Lastly, I also need to expand my knowledge on editing and try out different and newer angles than what I am used to.