Reflection

Reflect on the process of making this project. What did you learn? What would you do differently?

Jeffrey Bradley: I had overestimated our ability to recreate what we saw as well as the resources available to us. The lending desk had little to offer outside of a camera and a tripod. We might have had better luck filming in one of our rooms where we would have complete control over lighting. In the studio we used, we were not able to turn off all of the overhead lights, leading to a lackluster result in our initial idea. If I were to repeat the project, I would plan ahead more instead of hoping to figure out the plan on the set. In addition, I would research how to use photoshop before sitting down with limited time to use it. 

Rachel Gu: Initially I was fairly overwhelmed with this project because I have no experience in creating videos beyond the small thing we did in recitation. I think it was a good experience that resulted in a not as great final product. If I were to do something similar again in the future, I would try to create something more along the lines of what I'm familiar with, and get used to these video editing/capturing techniques in general.

Jan Martinez: Wait, so we each write our own critique? Ok then. If I could redo this, I would not try to make it a gif. Partly because gifs don't have sound. Also because gifs are just weird and bulky. Besides that, I would try to work out a more robust and complex video instead of a quick "illusion". Something along the lines of playing a song to a video than then tells it's own story with video magic. Examples being "Sacrilege" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and "This Too Shall Pass" by OK Go. I think I'm done now.