The majority of our research for this project looking back was definitely during the first assignment, the research chart. We split the chart into four sections where everyone would do one case study and another box, whether that be history or the list of musicians with the company chosen. As stated in the last blog there was a slight mix up but it didn't detract from the over all quality of the chart. Our research in the topic wasn't thorough enough for my liking however. I realized this later on when we were doing other parts of the project, especially when looking at the slide show.
After the research had finished we moved on to the brainstorming and planning section. Since the biggest part of the project left was the music video, we decided to focus on that first. We had gone through multiple ideas that never made it past the class talks. After a few classes we decided to go with the promotional video due to the fact that it would be the fastest to make and many of the group members didn't have a lot of time, including me, due to jobs. I then volunteered to edit the video after we were done shooting so the majority of the PowerPoint presentation would be done by the other three to split things evenly.
During the filming of the video we ran into a few problems. The first one being that our original location for filming had been closed to the public due to COVID testing. After we found that out we decided to shoot at Regional Park but then ran into another problem where a majority of the lit spots were taken at the time. We ended up going to areas close to or with no light and lit the shots with our car lights. Another problem came up during this time, but it wasn't limitations from external sources. We had a storyboard which we followed but we did not shoot a good amount of coverage. This means that when I started to edit the video I realized we didn't have enough footage for the whole song and ended up cutting a minute off of it. This also meant that the editing with the clips used was bad anyway since the usable footage was very similar to all other usable footage. This personally is what I was most disappointed about in this project.
The presentation was also something that had a lot of issues. This is where our research clearly was shown to not be enough, even though we had everything needed for the project there was still a lot left to be desired. Many parts, such as social media aspects, were only the surface of the information that could have been used. This made for a very short presentation that felt like it was missing parts.
The project taught me a lot of things. It taught me to research more in-depth into what I am trying to make to create more meaning behind the project. When shooting I must have a lot more coverage for the scenes where I don't have blocking and shots in mind. If filming a continuous shot I must remember to hold on certain parts in case I change my mind about how to edit the scene later on. Always shoot more than needed. The aspects of this project that were definitely helpful was research, even though we hadn't done much of it, it was still organized and easy to understand, allowing me to give more meaning into my portfolio projects. This also showed me how a presentation should be done, because our presentation still had positive aspects and parts that I like, such as the style of the slides in the PowerPoint themselves helping in tone and style of our video.