REPORT
1. The challenges and tribulations of being a group
assignment
Similar challenges
and tribulations existed for this video assignment of which we had for the blog
assignment.
Our main
issue once again was finding a suitable time for everyone to assist in the
planning and creation of the video. With each member of the team living in
different regions and each having a busy schedule. This was a key challenge.
So, in order to minimize the effect of this, we used the time spent together
productively. This mainly included the practical lessons allocated to this
assignment. We also utilized social networking as a form of communication. This
ensured we could remain in contact easily.
For this
assignment, in particular, we had an issue with allocation of roles. Some
members of the group had never used video or music editing tools, so it made it
hard to decide who would be responsible for each part. In the end, we decided
that, although we did not all have experience in video editing, we would not
learn from the assignment if we did not go outside of our comfort zone. Hence,
everyone playing a role in the editing, report and filming. Those who knew how
to use these tools, acted as very valuable aids in the process.
Our last
challenge came simply because we are all separate individuals we all had our
own ideas on the theme, videos and creation of our video. A number of ideas
came up. In some cases, this can cause tension within a group, however each
member of our group respected each other’s ideas and collaborated as a team.
2. The process of creating the video
The first step in our process of creating
the video was to brainstorm. In doing this, we came up with ideas of how we
were going to create our video- themes, video clips, music and text. We used
videos shown in class, and other videos on YouTube as a guide of the format and
to get some ideas. Our end decision was to create a promotional video for our
blog, one that promoted visiting the blog as well as promoting the places we
had visited.
After this,
we started to organize the order of how we would create the video. Two team
members then were allocated to make a video each. One of our team member’s
sound engineers in their spare time, so they created some personalized music to
back the video. In the video, we recorded two clips- one in which we give a review
about our blog and one in which we give our top ten tips for travelling. We
thought this would make the video more interesting. People who have travelled
could relate and those who had not travelled would hopefully want to travel
after seeing our video.
After all
of the materials (text, videos, music) was collected we began to create our
video. We use Windows Movie Maker to create our final product, as we agreed
that it would be the easiest for us all to learn. We added text to make it
easier for the viewers to understand which locations we were using.
Additionally, we used some transition techniques to add effect and make the
video run smoother.
3. How does the video relate to your blog?
As our blog topic in assignment 2 was “Tourism:
from Sydney to the globe”, we created our video relating to travel. We believe
our blog had a happy, positive feel, and we wanted our to video to have the
same effect. We wanted to visually show our experiences of travel to our peers,
in hope that they would want to experience the same.
At the start of the video, the images used
directly relate to our blog, so that if people were interested in one of the
locations, they could visit our blog and find a detailed description of our
experience.
Most importantly, near the end of the video, we
utilized our logo from our blog. Our video is not only just related to our
topic of tourism but at the same time directly promotes our blog, encouraging
viewers of the video to visit “From Sydney to the Globe.”