I found the video overall rather difficult to complete, as there were a few complications that subsequently created more problems. Firstly, I found that the relevance of stock footage available was very poor, and found it difficult to find footage appropriate to the context and to the person I was doing the video on. To combat this, I tried to favour the 30:70 ratio in favour of the original footage I filmed. Secondly, the person I interviewed was rather young, so the complexity of the questions and answers were rather simple, resulting in rather short clips, which I again found difficult to fill with found footage.

I found the use of the camera I borrow to be easy as I have previous experience using the same model, so I was able to experiment with my filming without worrying about the functionality of the camera. Something I believe I could have done different was to film in more that one location, and doing other activities to gain insight and relevance to more found footage, yet due to time constraints with the subject I was limited to a short interview. I believe a merit to my video is it’s playful representational strategy, taking advantage of the subject’s youth to create an innocent atmosphere, which I complimented with seemingly clumsy ‘bloopers’ and upbeat music. I explored the effects of photography in the speed at which they were shown, which created a stop-motion effect that helped to create visual interest.

In the making process I learned that foresight and more extensive planning and brainstorming would be beneficial to future productions as a media practitioner. The more thought and planning conducted means more possibilities for the video, and more opportunities to improve its construction and conveyance of meaning.