Post-Production: Evaluation

Evaluation

 Our goal this semester was to create an interactive multimedia website that incorporates the use of different media programmes such as Adobe Photoshop, Premier Pro, Audition and so forth.  My group and I decided to expand on the website that I created last year because as I had explained to them, most of the material was already there and all we had to do was create extra pages, shoot some video interviews and create a logo and header.

My job as project manager was to overlook the whole project and make sure that everyone was on schedule. I created the shooting schedule, budget form, meeting notes as well as creating accounts on WordPress and HostGator on which we formed and hosted our site. I also created the header as I had the tools to complete it at home. Lawrence was the editor, director and producer of the video content of the site and Eliana was the social media marketing executive and designer of the logo. She designed the logo for the website and is in charge of the Facebook page and she also wrote articles for the website.  Even though we all had clear, distinct roles, we all tried to help each other as best as we could and tried to meet up as often as we could.

I enjoyed working with my group members as we had an easy rapport with one another and were able to communicate effectively with one another. Eliana created a group on Whatsapp entitled “Media” where we could send messages to one another and organise when we were going to next meet up in the Mac rooms and edit together. We also exchanged e-mail addresses so we were able to send files to one another and have easy access to each other’s work.

The main problems we encountered were related more to the weather and technical issues. There were many times during the video shoot where we had to relocate or go inside to shoot because it was raining heavily and the wind was interfering with the sound. As a result of that, our video shoot got delayed by a few days and we were behind schedule. We also had technical issues with the Sony camera and microphone. The Sony camera did not automatically format the memory card so on the first day of shooting which I now refer to as a test shoot, we lost all our footage and data. We also found out that the microphone we borrowed had no batteries so even if we did have footage, the absence of the audio would have rendered the footage useless anyway.

What I learnt from this whole project is that organisation and double checking all aspects of the project are vital in making it successful. Overall, we worked well together as a team and supported each other in producing the final project with the main problem being technical issues that we did overcome.