J.L.K Writes - First Video Essay

https://youtu.be/W4GXLeVmiW8

Reflection

In this project, I tried my hand at producing my own video essay. The video essay is on one of my favourite artists Bunii and is unfinished as I have yet to upload my review of the final song and have also failed to upload or record an outro. Making the video itself however, was longer than expected as I explain the process.

The first thing I needed to do was write the physical script of the video:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vsxezbG2rTcw2qMaRt75xUfxsNfOJgM9JARMr-aFhQE/edit?usp=sharing

This took a loot longer than I initially thought as I wanted my analysis to be poetic and insightful, meaning I had to create a narrative around the album and build a story from song to song. This creative process shortened the time I later needed to edit. After finishing, I realised my computer didn't have Adobe Premiere. In response, I had to use the desktop Premiere which is lower quality but I do think was easier to navigate.

Whilst editing, I only struggled with the volume of the different layers. I couldn't get my voice to sound louder than the music of the song in the background which makes both of them equally distracting to each other. I think for my first time editing any type of video, it was a good attempt.

To improve, I believe asking either Phillip or Kevin how to change the volume for different layers and edit my voice so it appeared to be clearer might have been a suitable choice. Belbin (2010) suggests that everybody within a team should handle their individual tasks so that a project has the best chances of succeeding. Schon (1983) also implies that by looking back at my mistakes, I can clearer spot where my weak points are. Therefore, in the future, I will ask my professors about editing software after having a try myself and I will also try different writing styles to see if the script can take a shorter amount of time.

Citations

Belbin, R. M. (2010). Team Roles at Work. London: Routledge.

Schön, D. A. (1983). The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. New York: Basic Books.