For my 1SE video, I believe it went well and fits most of the list of expectations I established. I included 8/9 different clips of each day as I couldn’t for the expectation of one-second every day as the project was only a day so I had to modify it to create a 1-minute video of my week. I kept to the technical code of using my phone for filming which is what the majority of 1SE videographers use to create their video and what Cesar recommended as it simple to just whip your phone out and capture the moment you desire. In addition, one of the reasons Cesar developed this idea was for people to look back at their 1SE videos, creating a summary of their year, and for it to trigger memories and what happened that day. With my video, I feel as it accomplishes that as I am able to remember what happened each day, so one day I went to work then I saw my friends and then another day I went to college etc. I feel as it also triggers memories or feelings that I didn’t capture on film but I am able to remember by seeing a clip from that same day. Another expectation my video fits is capturing a range of clips, so not just all the interesting moments but the less interesting as well. For example, I included mundane moments like brushing my teeth, what I had for breakfast or just lounging about at home not doing anything in particular. Another piece of criteria I achieved was including titles. All of the 1SE videos I watched before producing mine included either the date or the month the clip was from. So in my video, I included the day each clip was from, giving the video structure and order. Lastly, I added music to my video as the majority of 1SE have music over the top or behind the original audio, I felt as this made my video more enjoyable to watch.
Overall, I believe my video was reasonably interesting but not the most exciting piece of film, as I found it quite difficult to make a week in my life seem remotely interesting when 5/7 days I was either at work or at college. But it does show good insight into the life of an ‘average’ teenager. I enjoyed filming during the production week as it made me want to do more interesting things so my life looked more fun than it is, however, I guess this goes against the list of expectations as you’re meant to include to good and the bad things. I think the upbeat music adds effect to the video making it more enjoyable and, without meaning to, goes with the outlook of the video “A Week in My Life” as the songs lyrics include days of the week. In addition, I think it was successful in its purpose as it includes one-second clips to show what I got up to in that week and summarise my week as a whole. Looking back on the video now, it also creates a more vivid memory of that week compared to others.
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