Project Three - Reflection

Overall, the mechanics of the video showing during critique went as expected. What I didn't expect was the audience participation during the performance (critique). During previous critiques I've felt that the audience has been disengaged, and I used this video topic to experiment with how to make people focus on the video. I'm really glad that my efforts to engage the audience worked -- the whole class was shouting out answers, and they were enthusiastic about it as well. I was really expecting everyone to watch me click through a silent film of me making a sandwich.

I could probably count on both hands the number of people who (really) watched my previous videos in this class, and that's all the viewers for all the projects combined. This project was completely different. I was able to get a 100% active viewing audience, plus I reached a high level of active engagement. This knowledge is something valuable that I'm going to apply to future work.

This project theme was also used to experiment with different ways to present a video.  I'm fascinated by the idea of curating a viewing experience for the viewer, with the help of their suggestions. I'd like to expand on this project and make a cooking tutorial video in this same fashion.

I'm also going to continue to utilize linking sections of video, rather than have them presented in a traditional film format, which is a one-and-done viewing. After critique was when it dawned on me that my video doesn't have a specific timeline. The film could be as long or as short as you make it, depending on when you decide to choose an answer. This ambiguous video length is intriguing.