I never knew what all went
into creating a documentary. Having to do this project really showed me just
how hard it is to not only produce it but also showed me that by working well
with others the final product can be a success.
Now that the project is all
done with, I think that I am most proud of the footage that we got of the
AcoUstiKats. Both the practices and the interviews turned out pretty well.
Having no experience with filming, I was proud of being able to get high
quality sound and image without being too shaky.
I think that our biggest
struggle as a group was narrowing our focus on one thesis. This was something
that we all struggled with in our initial podcast as well. We originally
planned on focusing on the group’s efforts of becoming better known around
Lexington. But once we started doing interviews and planning out how we wanted
to our end project to look we decided to take a different approach. We looked
at how this group is not just a group of guys who can sing but also a group of
close friends. We wanted to show the audience that being in this group has
truly impacted their lives.
After watching our final
video I think the one thing I would have liked to change would have been to
include more footage of what the entire group does, such as performing at the
sorority houses or at an important gig. I think that if we would have been able
to include that it would have really shown the audience how much the members
enjoy being apart of this group and also how all their hard work pays off.
If we were given more time
to complete this documentary, I would have loved to be able to follow this
group even longer. I would have liked to follow them as they prepare for the
Sing Off audition. I think that seeing them work together under pressure would
really show how much the group means to the members. It would also show how
close the group really is. I would have also like to be able to capture the
memories that the group makes as they prepare and hopefully make it onto the
Sing Off instead of just hearing about them to pull the audience in even more.
My job for this project was to film the practice and interviews as well
as help think of the questions to ask each interviewee. I also helped create
the overall script of the documentary. Working in groups is always hard but to
help keep us all working well together we always made sure that everyone’s
opinions were heard, and that we made all decisions unanimously so that we
could all be satisfied with our final project. I believe that I really did my
fair share to help create the documentary and I'm very happy with how it all
turned out.
