Reflection is Key

Hey Everyone,
My portfolio project reflection:

This project has been an interesting ride. When this project first began, I was very excited to begin, I was ambitious in terms of what I am doing. I had this vision of creation that I wanted to do. The topic I chose is something that I am passionate about, so I obviously didn't want this opportunity to fail, But life happened, and we got quarantined.

In terms of my idea, it remained the same. But when it came to filming my idea had to get manipulated. I was no longer in charge of my interviewees, and I feared that they would film wrong. Sadly, I was right, but I worked with what I got. I couldn’t really ask them to change, they both have a workload to deal with, and I didn't want to add onto their plate.

When I was looking at ideas on how to film this now, I stumbled upon this one doc in the sundance film website, and I saw that he incorporated screen recording in his doc, and i think it was a neat idea. So, I established something similar in my documentary. 

My biggest struggle still remains that I am an indecisive person, and I always change my mind while editing. I went from animation, to john oliver, to screen recording, to somehow fitting all of those ideas into one. I would like to work on this issue i have, but it has been beneficial in terms of coming up with creative ideas on what to work with.
I thought my time management would be my biggest problem, but luckily it wasn't. I’ll be forever thankful I began working on my poster in the first week. It literally saved my life. I finished it off just in time to work on my excerpt in peace. As for my website, it has been quite the hassle. I kept changing the layouts for that as well, but with the help of my sister, I was able to figure out where my mind was at. 

In conclusion, this portfolio project has made me realize quite a few things. Animation takes time, but i am not too bad at it. Working alone is fun, until you have edit everything yourself. Time management and concrete ideas are key.