Something our last project showed us was how this new form of media making can influence the creative process. We executed our previous assignment in a way that was very reactive to what the other members of our group were doing, and assignment 4 is no exception. Instead of the footage being made in response to the audio however, this time it was the opposite. Music was composed for the project prior to filming, but once the footage was filmed I felt that the music could be changed to better fit what we were trying to achieve. This is not a luxury that can be found in larger scale productions, as everything has to be pre-planned and the plan has to be stuck by throughout the creative process. By making our project so modular, we were able to remove, add and change elements of it as we pleased depending on what felt best at the time, which is a new method of creating that I haven’t experienced until these working on these latest assignments.

This way of creating also encourages creativity, as it forced us to think on our feet more to adapt to what other members were doing. Allowing our initial plans to develop I think resulted in a final product that is far more interesting than what it initially was intended to be, and by giving more control to the viewer I think we have made something that finds a nice balance between being a pre-made piece of entertainment, and a form of expression for whoever interacts with it. The question presented to us in week 1, “How is the production for a smaller scale project different from traditional media” is very relevant to our group, and I think the creative process we’ve been through in making this project demonstrates the difference perfectly.