Story Highlights
- Thinking of a Topic
- Finding People with Reasons
- Video Taping – Trial & Error
- Conclusion
Hills over Pismo Beach
Thinking of a Topic
Trying to come up with a topic had always been hard for me, since day one. I was unsure as to how to approach a creative idea, or even how to get to it, in the first place. Coming up with a go Green blog topic took me beyond days and nights of brainstorming. I know Jour 285 would require me to think of only the best. For the final project, I decided I wanted to understand why people wanted to go green. Typically, going Green “just because” is not always the case. There has to be some underlying factor to it, whether it’d be as broad as economic, or specific as how people are raised. So, why do you go Green? was the real hitter for me.
Finding People with Reasons
Finding people to be in my project was almost hair-pullingly-stressful for me. I didn’t want two people repeating the same kind of thing, and I wanted some journalistic quality to it. I wanted people to have a story as to why they like to go Green, but I also didn’t mind find people telling me plaintively why they want to go Green. I was able to gather people together and do this one night.
Video Taping – Trial & Error
Handling the video camera was never my area of expertise. With the help of a tripod, I was able to achieve a more still frame that only caught movement from the subject of my video. People also tend to get nervous when they are being recorded, so there were definitely a lot of bloopers, to say the very least. I wouldn’t blame them, however. Who wouldn’t be able to focus or remember the things they have to say when you know you’re being recorded, second by second? After awhile, I was able to move on from subject to subject. Bloopers were, no doubt, pretty hilarious.
“My name is… Wait, I’m not supposed to say my name! Agh…” – Alvin Ma, Electrical Engineering, First Year. (Blooper #39293… no, joke. Maybe #10 or something.)
Sunset over SLO county
Conclusion
I have to say, working on this project was amusing for me and the people I had in my video. The process of brainstorming to creating the video montage of stills, videos, and audio required a lot of work and stress, but I am happy with the final project. I love how it ended up this way. Although it makes me feel a little cheesy looking back at the video, I feel a sense of pride in the work I was able to accomplished for this end of the year final project.
Sources can be found in Final Audio/Video/Still: Why do You Go Green?
Repainting The World Green 