Documentary Post Reflection

I have learned how to make a project in a very short amount of time with only one other person. I learned how to record interviews, and I learned how to edit audio to clean up speech, and then hide the cut. This assignment has taught me to understand that most people aren't knowledgable of how video production works. This means you have to be patient, and maybe do multiple takes with your talent. This assignment was an alright end of the year project. I believe that the general consensus is that this was a relatively boring project that did not allow us to express ourselves creatively; however, this gave us a viewing into the corporate film production world. It taught me how to work with audio equipment, and to work with people that aren't aware of video production. I made the mistakes of recording not enough interesting B-roll, and not doing a couple takes of people answering interview questions. Next time I could have more of a plan with the B-roll, and better inform the students that I am interviewing.