With this project, I was looking to find a balance between the harsh and the soft.  In this case, the harshness is obsessiveness and anxiety, which is shown in the first half of the video.  The softness is comfort, intimacy and friendship.  I was hoping to show a gradual progression to this side of the video, and thus create a journey for the viewer.  The audience should feel like the person behind the video has grown, but also that the journey is not over.  This is also why I chose to add the tribute to my friend at the end.  It was to show that there are things that, no matter how light your journey becomes, will always stay with you.
There are some elements I really enjoy.  The quick flashes of words in the dead flowers and avoid parts of the video are, I feel, very well done.  I also really like the timing of the ‘Future’ title over the tarot cards, in terms of the sound effect.  I think that the start especially tells a story of obsessiveness, with ‘Death’ flashing after every three flower evolution’s.  The door comes on screen and the thunder sound plays after there are four flower evolution’s in a row, which throws off the pattern.
I’m not too happy with the second half of the video.  For one thing, I wish that I had swapped around the train and bookshelf videos, as the colours better match the pre/proceeding images and their stories.  Also, the train video would have been a more obvious transition from the negative to the positive.  I’m also not sure about the font I used for the ‘Life’ title.  It seems angry, or hell like, which is the opposite of that part of the video.  I also could have done some work on the colours of the photos of my friends, to make them brighter and happier.