killing my darlings

Okay, so I didn’t actually kill any darlings, but it definitely felt like it. When I finally finished the rough draft of Project Brief 2, I noticed that it was at a length of 1:31… I needed my project to be of only a 1 minute length. So, after lots of stressing and internal tears, I had to remove a beginning scene that I spent a good amount of time creating and editing. Despite this, I’ve uploaded this deleted scene just so that it doesn’t disappear into the depths of oblivion.

I came across a similar dilemma with my reflection piece, where the requirement was a 350 word post, but I finished with 450 words. I am often told I am a “wordy” person and it does has it’s benefits as I like to unpack things in text or have minimalistic long shots in videos. However, when it comes to assessments and in the future with professional jobs, it is quintessential to obey the rules and stay within the boundaries. Some may argue that it is an artistic crime to put limitations on things, but I think it’s a good learning experience to find ways to be just as expressive, but within a constriction. So, from this project, I’m taking this as a wake up call to quickly learn the skills to stay within the required length. I will definitely set this as a challenge through my degree to find ways to be just as expressive and deep with my work under a limited length.