I had a lot of fun with our first video project! Although I could have prepared a lot earlier (editing it all on the day it was due) I feel that I did alright for a first go. The images and videos I included were mainly little things that I appreciate in day to day life. Such as sunsets, plant life, the city scene. I wanted to reveal some of my hobbies without explicitly saying them in a narration. As I recently transitions from highschool to uni the feeling of looniness and longing sort of came to mind. I wanted to capture this in a voicemail I left for an old friend. I tried to convey a sense of serene loneliness using shots such as the man on the beach fishing,

Something Id like to change is the voiceover; I felt that it didn’t contain enough information and felt rushed. Also I struggled with balancing the sound with the backing track. I would also remove the shots with me in it simply because they felt out of place. Due to my lack of technical skills the camera was quite shaky and I wasn’t sure how to fix it in post, so next time I’ll try to stabilise it.

Also I came across a store on my travels with a window full of clocks and wine; this represented to me how we are growing up now and more things are being introduced into my life such as our prevalent drinking culture.

I took a few ideas from project brief 1 such as the movement of water, showing my ukuleles, city views.

The water colour shots in the fishbowl were some of my favourites. I love to paint so I’

BUt next time

The brief made me realise that next time I want to try something a little different for our interview project.