For Project Brief 3 I was motivated by one major goal: to be able to present a cohesive product that didn’t make me cringe and weep of embarrassment. Compared to Project Brief 2 this film involved much more planning and vision and thus was greatly superior.

As a journalistically driven person, I opted for an interview formula but wanted it to be curated in a style more focused on the subject and not distracted by the process of interviewing (or in this case, a discussion). Sibha (a close friend of mine) and I accumulated 75 minutes of footage, which presented the first major challenge: condensing into 2 significant minutes. While I had the fortune of having a very charismatic and interesting subject, having to cut 73 minutes of footage was slightly soul-destroying: so many great moments and lines were lost. However I value the important resilience I developed from a brutal editing process: a vital skill in production.

Another issue I had had nothing to do with the actual film, but the file size the high quality camera’s provided (in my case 9.5 gigabytes). This further exemplifies the complications of shooting long footage and taught me that in the future, when efficiency is more necessary, to have a more controlled shooting plan.

While the techniques I’ve implored are basic to a professional or someone who is skilled in film editing, I achieved a lot of new personal ground with this. I was anxious to whether I’d be able to combine images and other videos dubbed over my interview base, which, in my opinion, I executed quite well.

With these skills, I’d like to now progress to more diverse and versatile shooting techniques and feel more capable of constructing different scenarios, especially in terms of taking “the interview” to the next level. I also think my next step is to work with music, I’ve been hesitant due to copyright restrictions and my perfectionist, idealistic view of what a soundtrack should be.

Overall I’m proud of this work and think I have justly portrayed a dear friend and thoroughly enjoyed making this.