Link: http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~sk7383/videoProject/coding/default.html
Description:
So, our project is basically two boxes “Mr. & Mrs. Box” that are on their anniversary. Through a silent film, and selective dramatic background music, you will see them both having differing thoughts as to what their perfect date would be like! However, they both can’t communicate their feelings so at the very end of the film it is up to the user to pick their anniversary date! (And special endings for each one!)
Process:
In the beginning, Ruby Daisy and I were a little confused as to what we would do for our project. We looked at past year’s video projects, searched through youtube videos, and we just couldn’t find inspiration. After a while, I expressed that I thought we should do stop motion animation, and the other two were up for it too. We were trying to think of what object we could use, however we were a little stuck. We then went back to our original idea of filming real people and stick to a storyline and script. I mentioned that maybe we should try a more creative angle (since many others were following the same idea) and use objects instead. It would be a fun challenge!
I came up with the idea to use a box, and there were other ideas thrown out as to what the other character would be such as maybe a pencil and eraser together. We all then came to the agreement that a box would be much better because how would we move the pencils as easily as the box? Afterwards, I also came up with the idea to maybe have a “Mr. & Mrs. Box” and film different scenarios of them going on dates. This became our final project idea.
Division of Work:
Out of all my groups, I thought this one was the most cooperative! I thought we all worked really well together, and helped out one another when needed. My part in this whole process, was making the storyboard and storyline of the content for our project. I also led most of the directing in the films, and visualized what each “shot” should look like, for example: drawing out each scene and wether it should be a side-angle shot, a front or back shot, etc. However, we all collaborated well and changed things up as the filming came in order to make it look as polished and fun as it is now! We make a great team.
Reflection:
As I said before, I thought this was the most collaborative group that worked out well for me. We all had strong opinions as to what specific things should be throughout the project, and we made sure to respect everyone’s ideas yet come to a common solution as to how to move forward. I think that mindset is very important to have, especially when working in groups! We all stayed positive and strong, because we filmed almost everyday for a week, and also communicated well as to when to meet and to get what done by what time. Overall, I think my goal of the video project was met! Daisy did an awesome job taking charge of filming and video editing, while Ruby did a fantastic job coding away and piecing together our project 🙂 I am very satisfied with the ending, especially since I made up the storyline, scenarios and shots, the outcome was everything I originally had in mind! It’s weird, because it’s really like a dream coming to life. This was a great experience and I hope to work with them sometime in the future!
