These boots were made for walkin'
This was a fun project. I learned a lot by doing and I think this is so much more useful than reading about things and one of the best parts of this class.
Polina, Chris, and I, took inspiration from our original 'Haiku' to make this small film. We decided to stick with the boots that we used before and show them going all over Hunter. We would show a typical day with little obstacles along the way, going through different school landmarks, etc. This was our vision anyway.

The biggest thing I learned by doing this project is the difficulty in translating a original vision into a completed form. Yes, we took shots of the boots all around Hunter, but many of our original ideas did not work out. Such as we wanted the boots to slip on a banana peel at one point and other little things like that. We took as many shots as we could in the little amount of time and hoped for the best.

However, due to lack of computer literacy, and some technical problems, the actual editing was difficult. It took a while just to get the music on the video. The most successful thing we accomplished very quickly which was ordering a rough cut of shots. We however, were not able to do any finer editing or rearrange the music to fit more rythmically.

Right before we presented I was a little nervous and feeling that it would be a disaster. However, we went on an played it and all of us in the group were pleasantly surprised at how smoothly it went. Yes, it had flaws, and it wasn't exactly how we pictured it in the beginning, but with our creativity along the way, and a with little luck a final successful video was created and presented. This was the biggest success.

The project was a learning experience. Next time I will know how difficult it is to put ideas into digital images and have them translate to the audience the way they were intended. Also, I realize I need to learn more about computers and editing if I want to pursue making films. Overall, it was a very positive learning experience and Chris and Polina were great to work with