Improving Relationships

From making this video, I learned a lot about my life during the pandemic. From being sent home in March 2020, to now patiently waiting for updates from Trinity for fall 2021 semester plans, I was able to reflect on my life in ways I hadn't before. I was able to really think about the positives in my life even when things overall felt so negative. 

I was able to really learn about who I have been this past year. Seeing the clips of my family and friends helped me to see they are the ones who have guided me through all the negatives. I felt a lot of appreciation for them while creating this video. My life is very different now then it was at the beginning of the pandemic. I am so grateful for the positive relationships I was able to improve and build this year. 

Being on the producer side of video, my point of view was a lot more in depth. I filtered through a lot of clips that a consumer would never see. For me, that caused me to fall a lot deeper into the meaning of my video. I was able to look through all of my photos and videos from during the pandemic. The consumer only got short clips into my life, but I got a lot closer look at the positives I have and appreciate them. 

One thing I wish I could have done differently was the length of the video clips. Although I liked the amount of videos and way they flowed, I wish some clips were longer, to show the moments better. I struggled with this especially with clips of my family, because they were all pretty short and goofy clips. I no longer am permanently living with them and couldn't drive all the way home to get better clips, but I wish that was something I could have done. 

The video making process worked well for me. I hadn't created a video since high school so I was worried about refiguring out how to. The process of it went smoothly and I believe my editing was good. I luckily also remembered where to find non copyrighted music from a previous class I took. 

What fell short for me was how to change my video. On the critique day in class, I didn't really receive any explicit feedback. I felt lost and confused on how to change my video before the final submission. I only had my knowledge and viewpoint of the video to work off of, and I wish I had others.