30 Seconds Homework

For our very first homework, we were tasked with making a simple 30 seconds video where we perform a mundane and boring task. Although the task seems manageable, upon taking out my camera and tripod, I was immediately overwhelmed with the near infinite amount of options in framing the shot. Whether I should do a birdseye view or from a high angle shooting downwards. In addition, there were no limitations with editing, therefore the number of shots required as well as the pacing of the shots had to be determined. For this task, I decided it would be easier for me to film more footage than needed and trimming them as needed in editing to reach 30 seconds limit. However, this had the result of making the selection process when assembling the clips more difficult. With around 3 minutes of footage, I had to either not use clips or shorten them.