Calling Card Final Reflection

 Final Reflection

Over these past 8 weeks, I have been slowly but surely working towards the completion of this project. When it first started, I was very nervous but over time I became more confident in my capabilities and skills for filming. I won't lie that the journey was extremely stressful, nerve-wracking, and frustrating, but in the end, I made something that I can only say I'm proud of.

Not only did I learn more about how the media sphere actually worked, but I also learned skills that aren't only for filming such as how to communicate and cooperate with other people, how to manage my time more effectively, and how to properly plan things out in advance.

This project was very tough and difficult and taxed my mental state very heavily, but the support from my family, my friends, and my partner Marat made it bearable. I genuinely believe that if I didn't have the support from the people close to me, I would not have been able to complete this project. 

This project also helped me learn about everything that goes into making a film such as all of the different shots and composition and how they work together to develop a deeper meaning, how proper research and planning can help make your process more efficient, and how simple cuts and transitions can make a film appear more smoothly. Before taking this class, I didn't know about all the effects and meanings of things as simple as sound effects, shots, and cuts could have and how they could influence the viewer. 

I learned to research things more seriously and carefully as I originally didn't know just how important research was to plan out a film. Over the course of this project, I made sure to save my research and links to the blogs of my classmates so I could refer to them later on. 

I liked the editing aspect of the project even though I had no experience. I found it easier to do when compared to the rest and not as tedious as other people think. I liked adding in the transitions and effects to make it appear nicer and smoother. In fact, I liked it so much that I am considering taking a course on more advanced editing over the summer.

Overall, this project has taught me so many unforgettable skills and things that I will definitely be taking with me into the future. I am actually feeling sort of nostalgic now that we are nearing the end. Thank you for following along this journey and I hope you have a good day.  

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