I had a lot of fun doing the video assignment. Earlier in the days in retrospective, a couple of friends and I gathered together to make a couple of short films. It was for fun; nothing serious, really. For this assignment, my priority was to compile loads of clips that me and my partner filmed, and develop a neat three minute film. The concept was very similar to my old filmings, except this assignment has a pending grade on the line. The filming process was fair and developmental. As we created new angles, we inserted more potential scenes. It was a little bit of everything including pre-arranged written scripts and impromptu takes. There were endless possibilities but we had only so much room to cover the limited time frame. Initially we chose to film in the subway station. We alternated roles carrying the camera and filmed the train arriving and leaving. Our story was summarized as two classmates who were having a horrible day being way under the weather. We took turns filming each other missing the 6 train, and other things that would push us to the edge. There was a scene where I was acting as a furious guy on the phone with whomever. The scene concluded with me smashing my phone to the brick wall. I found it interesting and hilarious that I drew a handful of attention. People was unaware of the act and just presumed that I was just another angry new yorker carrying problems. Although our characters had problems, we didn't have any on the settings. Everything was run smoothly and we finished promptly. In our final scene, we had the privelage of having professor Lucas film us by the classroom. Overall, it was a good experience.
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