Cribs

So, I hit a few snags with this video. What with my partner not working with both our schedules and then informing me on Sunday night, 2 nights after it was due, that he wasn't going to let me use 'his work' because he didn't give me a chance to help. Oh well. I got to do my own, and I learned more about editing and myself in this process than I would have otherwise. So it came out alright. I actually really enjoyed shooting this. I liked being on camera, and putting together something that was mildly entertaining... I also learned that I don't like the way I stand or carry myself a lot of the time, and decided it's something I'll work on. I'm happy to have had the extension time to put together my own video, and thankful I have such a great friend that was willing to help me clean my place up for short notice (aka: 5 minutes) shooting. I pretty much took most of the video before I even knew if I could have the extension on the project, all I could do was be prepared and wait for the answer. Drew was really great about helping me shoot this, being flexible with his time and days to get all the shots I wanted at the times I wanted. When I shot the original video on Sunday night I hadn't decorated for Christmas, and when I did my reshoots on Tuesday night I had... so that was an obstacle, but I overcame it pretty well I think. This video process was a lot of fun, with it's speed ups and slow downs... I enjoyed going through my material and really thinking about the show to get a general feel. The music was an obstacle as well. I felt as though I couldn't find music I liked for each of the scenes, I spent hours looking, but still never found exactly what I was looking for. What I have in the video works pretty well, but it's not what I wanted. Oh well. I'm really looking forward to the ad we're doing next. My group members seem to be excited too. It's nice to finally be with a group that appreciates funny ideas and is openminded and inventive enough to roll with a crazy idea instead of making it dull or just plain sarcasm that no one else understands. This should be awesome!