Positives of Quarantine

This news project has been one of my favorite assignments I’ve done this semester. I really enjoyed the process of making this video. I had a good time creating this video and learning how to use iMovie. I also found the project to be easier than I was expecting. I was expecting to receive a lot of criticism on my project, but instead I got small suggestions on things to change.

While creating my first draft I was nervous about the outcome of my video and if it would come out the way I envisioned. After starting the project, I felt more confident that Could create the clips the way I wanted. One thing that I realized that helped me early on is writing a script. I tried doing the voice over without writing a script and I found it very difficult; I stumbled over my words and I kept using filler words such as “like” or “umm”. Once I made a script, I felt more comfortable speaking and finished majority of my voice overs in one take.

After my assignment was reviewed by my peers, I made slight changes to my video. Firstly, I added a title in the beginning of the video. I did this to prepare the audience for the media they are about to see. Without the title the audience wouldn’t know what the video is about until they started watching it. Another change I made was adding my name in the video. Relating it back to the first point, the audience would not know who I am since I never introduced myself in the video. Lastly I had to rerecord the last voice over because the audio was not good quality. After making these changes, I felt confident that I was turning in quality work.

The main thing I want to change is how I look in the shots. Personally, I wish that I looked more approachable and less stiff. I look at it now and Wished that I smiled and relaxed more. Another thing That I want to change is how I shot certain scenes. I think that some of the shots could be better. Though I want to make these changes to the assignment, I am satisfied with my work and what I turned in.

Overall, I think that this project was a great learning experience in seeing how news or video media is created. This assignment gives us a look into some of the things that need to be considered in video media such as camera angles, the script, visual aids (photos, clipart, etc.), and much more. I thoroughly enjoyed creating this type of media.