Reflection & Critique

If I look at my work objectively, I can find some rough edges. That said, I don't know how I'd improve on them even now. For one, my ending is a bit abrupt.  I cut my video too soon after the egg cracking to really create the vibe I was going for. That said, I don't think I had a choice, since the next clip starts in the original video almost instantly after the egg cracking. Also, maybe this is a result of repeat listenings, but the piano keys seem to have lost their creepy discordant feeling, and seem almost comical to me now. Once again, I can't think of what other element I could use that wouldn't suffer from the same problem.

If someone had shown me this work before this class, my reactions would have been similar on several levels but different on several others. On an emotional level, my reaction would have been similar. I would have absorbed mostly the same vibe as I do now. I would gauge the overall quality of the work very closely to how I would now. I'd probably find similar flaws as well. The biggest difference is I'd probably be far more in awe of the artist. This class has taught me that if I have the right ideas, the tools required to design sound, narratives, or experiences, are extremely powerful and reasonably accessible. As such, this class has taken works such as the above from the realm of 'something other people make but I can only enjoy and critique', to 'something I can actively participate in the making of myself'.