For my final I took on a mobile journalism project. My friend Aliza and I were walking out of school and she told me she was going to get a tattoo in memory of her sister who had passed away a couple years earlier. Aliza asked if I had wanted to go with and at first I told her I had to study, but then I realized that it was a really good story opportunity. So instead of going home after school, I hopped in her car and we went to the tattoo place. Unfortunately, they wouldn't let me film inside the building or during the actual tattooing, but I was able to take pictures which I later turned into a montage. I didn't know how I would put this story together without and B-Roll so Mr. Goble suggested I get footage at the cemetery. I was really uncomfortable asking Aliza if she wanted to visit her sister's grave because I didn't want to cross the line, but it ended up that she was okay with it. After getting her tattoo we drove to the cemetery and I got footage of Jessica's grave with Aliza standing near it. I think I got a lot of good shots. The last thing I needed to do was interview her. I couldn't interview her at the tattoo parlor, and I felt wrong interviewing her in the cemetery, so we just did it in the car which turned out okay. Editing was really tough because I had to edit on my iPad on iMovie. I'm used to editing on a computer and with Final Cut Pro, so I got really frustrated. It was really tedious and took me way longer than necessary but I'm really happy with the final product. I think the story is really cool and unique and the B-Roll is powerful. My biggest challenge with this project was definitely editing on my mobile device. With practice, hopefully, I'll get better.
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