I interviewed my parents for this documentary style one minute piece. I had them tell me the story about how they met in October of 1979. I cut each of their story and edited it together to make one continuous story. Overall, I don’t hate it. There is a lot that I wish I could change, however.
For starters, like most of the projects I’ve done for this class, I wish that I could have shot with an HD camera instead of my MacBook, especially since my Macbook is older. So, I had to edit in SD which clearly makes the picture not look as great. Next is the audio issues. It obviously sounds very jumpy and cut, but I do like that for this particular piece but I know that I could have made it smoother had I edited with Final Cut. With the beginning title page, the one with the yellow writing flying across the screen – I wanted to slow down the words but I couldn’t figure out how too. I don’t think it is possible. But i liked the way that looked and added some degree of humor in the piece. I think at least. Lighting was also a pain in the neck. If i had a lighting kit I would have been able to use the 3 point lighting technique. I tired with what I had – however it’s not the best. I would also change the location too. The music I chose to use in the beginning was free, legal and directly from IMovie. I don’t love it but it works.
Lastly, my parent’s clearly look tired and they don’t look happy. At the end my dad makes a weird face when he said that they are living “happily ever after”. He is not convincing what-so-ever. I should have shot this earlier in the day not at 1030 on a Sunday Night. I definitely learned that the hard way.
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