This is my first attempt ever at making a video! Because I bored in my house and didn’t have anything to do I decided to make my video about how to stay mentally healthy in quarantine! I go through some various activities that I’ve been doing to take care of my mental health in these challenging times.
See the full video here:
What did you enjoy about this video experience (brainstorming, shooting video, editing, etc.)?
When I was first getting into this video I thought it was going to take me forever because I was going to have to learn a whole new editing software. I ended up using Adobe Premiere and was pleasantly surprised at how straight forward and intuitive it was.
I also enjoyed the process of shooting the video more than I thought I would as well. There was instant gratification in getting a really good shot want watching it back. This processes showed me that, if I needed too, I could shoot and edit a video again.
What did you not enjoy or struggle with?
I struggled with how to upload my videos into Adobe. They had a video tutorial that walked you through a bunch of the basic steps but then when it came time for me to upload my own videos I had to mess around with it to get it back to a screen I recognized.
I also had some trouble uploading the video on to YouTube. I had to do some trouble shooting because I couldn’t figure out how to convert the file into a format that could be uploaded onto YouTube. However, I ended up finding a video that walked you through the steps on Google so then I was able to do it.
What surprised you? What do you wish you could have done differently?
Having worked with a bunch of other Adobe systems (InDesign, Audition, etc.) I was expecting everything to be a little more complicated than it needed to be. That being said, I was very surprised at how straight forward everything was. I didn’t do anything that was too fancy when it came to the editing so it was nice that all of the basic things were easy to do.
I kind of wish I would have reached out to a partner to help me with the video because I think I could have come up with some more creative ideas if I hadn’t done it by myself.
How do you see yourself using video in a future career?
I would love to work on a video with a team of people in the future! I think I could come up with some really good ideas for promotional videos and believe that if I were to bounce them off a team of people we could come up with something really cool.
I could do this if I was by myself again but I think I would much rather make a video in a team.
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