For the past month or so I've been working on a new Ladue View intro, since we haven't had a new one in a couple of years. I started the process by story boarding, since my idea was super complicated. I've never really used a story board before but it has really helped and I think I'll do it more often. I chose to make this video because I like doing more creative projects and I had the opportunity to do whatever I want, within reason. Unfortunately, I waited way too long to start shooting. I think I was nervous because I've never done a project where every single shot has to be perfectly framed. I think the project I created for myself was intimidating and it took me a second to get myself started. Once I did get started, however, it wasn't as difficult as I anticipated. Since the beginning is stop motion-like I had to carefully take 22 of the exact same picture in different locations. I think is psyched myself out. I still have a few shots I need to get to finish my video up. I'm disappointed in myself that it isn't complete, but I want to make it perfect so as long as the final product is something I'm proud of, I think it will be okay. Moving forward, I plan on story boarding more and starting the production process earlier. I think this year I've learned that I prefer editing way more than actually filming. I like piecing clips together because that's where my creativity comes into play. After I finish the intro, I have a few ideas lined up that I'm really looking forward to.
For my next project I'm making a new intro for our show, Ladue View. I want to challenge myself and do something I haven't done before. I found two different songs I liked, except I only liked parts of each. So I cut the two instrumentals together and made an original song for the background music of the video. I then went through and made marks at every beat. The first 3 seconds had 22 marks, just to give you an idea. I plan on doing a stop motion type thing for the first few seconds and then go into video. I'm planning on having matched cuts between almost every shot. This is the first time I've actually gone through and story-boarded my project. I think it's gonna be really helpful because the shots are so specific. It's definitely gonna be challenging because I have a lot of unknowns ahead of me. I'm excited to see how the final product will be.
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