Project Proposal: A comedic take on a young woman during a job interview in Shanghai- The video focuses on mimicking the theme of the show “The Office” as the young woman is interviewed by an extremely awkward boss who has no sense of awareness of others. The video includes a visual of a TV to show that the concept is focused around the idea of a TV show. The interactivity comes from splitting the video into 2 segments in which the user can choose to see the interview from the boss’ perspective or the woman’s perspective. The point of this option was to show that assumptions can be dangerous, especially with first impressions. Therefore, we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
Process: First, my group and I worked on developing the code for the video to revolve around a TV screen with two options for the user to choose from in the path the video takes. Afterward, we filmed a series of different videos and edited them in Premiere to finalize the footage. From this point, we were able to incorporate the code interactivity with the videos by showing two perspectives on the interview being conducted. While we all filmed different parts of the video equally, I focused mainly on editing in Premiere and produced all musical elements from scratch to mimic “The Office” theme. While my other group members focused on coding and css, I also helped with designing our css to look like a TV and include two pictures of the main characters’ faces as buttons on the side. Besides this, I also used After Effects to create title animations throughout the video to make it more visually pleasing. Once my group and I combined all our elements, we were able to create a successful project.
Issues: The main issues we faced were being able to properly format our videos to fit within our css style and TV theme. We tried multiple different methods to make the video fit, and finally found one that worked. Although the video may seem small inside the TV, it worked best to keep it this way rather than making the video look unnatural or stretched.
Reflection: I feel that this project specifically was the most fun for me and most beneficial. I got to experience with new adobe elements such as Premiere and got to learn/strengthen my understanding of coding by working with my partners. As well, my partners were very helpful and enjoyed the process overall.