Mini Yulecast
Excellence to me, in a general sense I suppose, is doing your best given your state as well as with the circumstances around you. Some days your best is stellar, and others your best is not necessarily good, but I think the point is that you tried. This project was difficult for me in multiple ways. As with my previous project, I hit multiple roadblocks along the way. I recently got a new job, so with those days filled out of the house, I had trouble finding quality times to focus my energy on any given activity. Sitting down and doing homework was becoming more of a burden after days and hours of retail, not to mention my other responsibilities.
I think out of all my projects, this is one that I am most self-conscious about, as well as the least happy with. I think the format is something I considered safe in my head. I had a simple editing task in terms of just cleaning my audio up. I am also at this point slightly familiar with Premiere, so the task of editing was not too strenuous.
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In the beginning, I had a plan. I had wished to talk about conspiracy theories with a couple of my other friends over voice chat, but soon enough two of them were unavailable, at no fault of themselves of course. After that, my remaining friend and I decided to talk about a show we really enjoyed when we were teenagers, called, “The 100”, perhaps some of you have heard of it. However, due to conflicting work schedules once again, and also due to my dampened moods, that was soon scrapped as well. And now, we are at the finished product. Somehow this audio project ended up being about Yuletide celebrations, which I am not upset about, but it definitely took a turn.
I will be honest, this is not a project that I am most proud of, and I am therefore picking it apart more closely within the large issues I find with it. However, I do like the music I chose to put underneath the audio, and I do think it is fairly informational.
First off, I think I could have improved on audio quality. I did record the audio on my phone first, so that might be the reason it is so grainy. I also live close to an airbase so there may have been a part where a jet goes overhead. I also wish I could have organized my thoughts a little better, and maybe chosen even more music to include. There are also parts of Yule that I did skip over due to time. Another thing I am not extremely happy with is the subject matter itself. I tend to get very self-conscious talking about my beliefs for various reasons, so it was extremely difficult for me to bring myself into the discussion with information as well.
Overall though, I hope my project came out decently, and I look forward to improving.
