In looking back at the student-produced documentary films, it does make me reflect on some aspects I could have changed when filming or editing my film, and some aspects I really liked about my film in comparison to other films. For instance, students brought in video clips from third party sources that fit really nicely in the film and made the film look very engaging. More pictures or clips while the interviewers were talking could have been added on to make the video more engaging with the audience as well, describing what the interviewers are saying fully. My video could have been improved significantly through voice-overs and narration. However, the process seemed almost improbable for my case as the only tool of video editing i could use was iMovie through accessing computers owned by Emory University at the media library, thus limiting the ability to speak loudly through a microphone in a quiet, public area. Also, since this is not my personal computer, I had to save the raw video editing footages to an external drive. iMovie does not let a user save the process directly to an external drive; users have to finalize the movie and then work from that file. Not only is this process very time-consuming and very inconvenient, but this process also loses the progress of editing (such as location of transitions, music files, etc.), making the editing process much harder to pick up after finishing a session.
It is also a shame that the interviewers do not consent to the public showing of the film due to political reasons. Of course, I respectfully agree to their choice and am willing to cooperate with them; their lives are technically at stake. The film could have been a good tool to use for inspiration and motivation to destroy social and political barriers, while disproving a common misconception.
It is also a shame that the interviewers do not consent to the public showing of the film due to political reasons. Of course, I respectfully agree to their choice and am willing to cooperate with them; their lives are technically at stake. The film could have been a good tool to use for inspiration and motivation to destroy social and political barriers, while disproving a common misconception.