I am really happy with the final edit of the 2 minute video I produced for Project Brief 3. I think that I projected exactly what I wanted in terms of my subject and her overall persona as well as aspirations and passions in life. The black and white colouring of the video has a nice cohesiveness and links a lot of the vintage style found footage in with the original footage. I think I’ve integrated the these medias in a proficient way, as the found stock footage gives visual meaning to what my subject is saying. It breaks up the interview style of the video and gives it another level of intrigue and entertainment. The song choice I’ve used also assists in projecting the nature of my subject and adds an almost comedic element, which is exactly what i wanted to present about his person. It produces a mellow and relaxed view into the portrait in an attempt to highlight the relaxed environment this portrait was filmed in.

The most problematic part of the video is definitely the sound, I found it hard to not create an echo, as the location has larger concrete surfaces. And the parts I’ve externally recorded sound are very different and confusing when aligned with the video sound. Editing was also difficult in terms of sound as I couldn’t mange to remove background noises and buzzing or link together dialogued sound. In the future I would like to use lapel microphones or a boom in order to cancel background noises in an interview setting.

I’ve discovered from creating this portrait that any subject can be interesting and viewed as special, one just has too ask the right questions and be interested enough. I felt like the questions I was asking my subject were very basic and standard however the alignment of the questions and the way they edit together can become very interesting and take on different meaning. Project brief 3 forced me to think a lot about the visual side of framing and setting up the shot. An interview can become boring and flat when shot is isn’t thought about from an aesthetic point of view. I was conscious to choose interesting locations and background shots in order to set up the frame and the subject within the frame, which I believe enhanced the look of my overall video.