Final upload

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ej7A7vkCU

Reflection essay

The biggest struggle I had working on this project was getting accustomed to a new program so quickly. I dove straight into sony vegas pro 12 with no ones help but myself and YouTube. I went into editing not knowing a single thing about the program and I think I overcame this obstacle fairly well. I learned a lot about the editing process and the frustration that comes along with it. I had a lot of technical difficulties as well trying to get the video to export. My favorite part of the documentary is probably the Go pro, it was really fun filming it and I liked how it looked in the film itself, it was tough to edit right because of the bouncy nature of a camera on a dog but it turned out fairly well.

Group work can be quite tough sometimes with everyone’s conflicting schedules and some people have fulltime/unpredictable jobs that we have to get around and it can make working together quite difficult. I think as a whole we got around it pretty well; there could have been some better communication at some points but you do what you can. I think I pulled my weight in that I spent hours upon hours trying to get the editing right. If there was anything more I could do to the documentary it would be to get more film and more interviews. When it came down to it the interviews that we did have were either too choppy to use or too low energy, which I had to end up sticking too for the most part.

This class is designed to target critical thinking skills and I think it touched on it a bit. Especially when it came to my roll in the project. Editing which takes an eye for detail and a lot of critical thinking, what goes where and how should it all come together. The mode at which we learned was a lot more efficient than the suggested four essays because we got hands on learning as opposed to hands off research which we would learn and forget about as the days passed. I think the style of teaching made the class have an aspect of enjoyment and in my honest opinion is the best way to design a class. If a class can be fun than you can get something out of it because you are interested and more apt to learning.  One thing I would change about the class is maybe more than one major project because the first half of the semester I really felt like I hadn’t gotten anything accomplished. It wasn’t until the last few weeks hit that I realized that we had a huge project coming and it was coming fast. Overall it has been one of my favorite English classes in my years of schooling, I felt like Owen cared on an individual level and did his very best to connect with students.