This second video the challenging part of this assignment, to say the least. Working as a group can be difficult because sometimes, you feel that you are the one carrying the weight of the team, especially if it is your observation being used. I felt that it was my responsibility to lead the group with the whole process, especially in the pre-production and stages and my role as a talent. I was chosen and I nominated myself to be the talent because as the person who had lived through the observation, it was the most appropriate action to move forward with.

As we were a group of six, the daunting question of who was going to edit was coming towards the end of shooting. I, however, volunteered to do it because once again, I felt that I had a responsibility to accurately represent this observation. The only thing that I wanted to put off was directing and that was left with Aria to do.

As mentioned in my week twelve reflection, the weather was quite temperamental and it was hard to get the right lighting and colour in certain shots. That was one of my main concerns whilst I was editing but luckily, Neville helped out with the colour correcting process. Have a look at the difference:

As seen above, there is a vast difference in the lighting and essentially, the mood of the whole video. Colour correcting had made a huge difference in how the message of this video was conveyed along with the consistency of each and every shot. Had it been the original lighting, the video would have gone for a more serious tone which was not what I was intending. Instead, I wanted to go for a more light-hearted version of the situation. Thinking about the actual observation itself, it was not even supposed to be about the awkward interaction itself but rather, the difference between someone’s online and offline persona. Obviously, that was not the case with this video because there was no clear outline with that scope of the story. Despite all the twists and turns (different interpretations) of this observation, I believe that the story was concise and straightforward.