Well.....I am reflecting on the video project while I'm sitting in the media lab in the library, one hour before class, trying to find my video. Apparently, when Chris and I saved the video while edit ting, we only saved it to the computer. Then while editing, the computer froze and we had to shut down so there went our video. Now that happened in the last phase of the project and it had clouded my view of the entire thing, so let me retrace my thoughts.
The project was very exciting and a bit overwhelming at first since I had never made a movie on the computer before. The video camera was not an issue, only the Movie maker program that I was totally unprepared for. But I dove in and the project was a lot of fun.
Chris and I brainstormed for about two hours about the scope of the project, the audience, the shots and the sequence. We also included the audio ideas in the first session. Then I went home and drew the storyboards which, as usual, took me a lot longer than most people. But they were done, I emailed them to Chris and then with her approval and with the permission of her friend to film her, we we ready to shoot.
Shooting was fun and really not a big deal. We had in our minds not to film too much so we kept to that idea. We filmed what we could on campus then Chris did the rest of the shooting at home for our domestic scenes.
The editing took place on-campus and all was well. We had to import one final audio and then the computer froze and we were/are back to almost the beginning. It has been a real learning experience. Most of all not to panic, to hope for the understanding of the professor and then dive in again. That's where we are now - all wet.