Genre Video
Post-Mortem
Two major lesson I learned in this video project are to change with the situation and to deal with the short time. It is always the case that the reality would not follow the plan, but this seems to be amplified in video making. We made the storyboard with the perfect setting we imagined, an actress sitting in front of a big mirror with a make-up table. But actually, we have neither big mirror nor a table. Not to mention all other minor settings and details that exist only in the plan. On the shooting day, we had to cooperate with all kinds of constrains, give up some initial plans and make up with new ones. For example, we have to choose different shooting angles and scenes because of the settings. And what I learned from this experience is that we should always be aware of the possibility of such situation. We cannot make plans about the last-minute changes, but we can be positive about it and not be afraid of it.
One other obstacle is the short time, we have very limited amount of time to finish editing. Also, since the video project is not very convenient to share and edit at the same time, it was a big challenge for teamwork. Therefore, we separated works in a manner that each does one part without affecting others work, and we all have the chance to review and make changes to the piece. Although this project is not the most perfect one, and I believe that we can make it better with more time, I think we overcame all challenges and finish the project smoothly.