Last Christmas Music Video

 Going into this project, I was extremely unsure of what I wanted to do. I thought I would end up doing something extremely simple including videos of my friends and me doing normal everyday things. Just a compilation of scenery videos over a simple song, using all kinds of filming techniques to show nature and things around Fort Lauderdale. At the end of the day though, I could do that for any other project, and I had an opportunity to make something funny and really tell a story. When I thought about doing a Christmas song, I knew it was a great opportunity to make something more enjoyable. From the first ideas I had for the project, I knew that if all else failed it would remain extremely memorable. Planning out the project, and coming up with funny ideas, they became much more difficult to execute in person. Filming on my phone and working with my friends made the experience more enjoyable as well. Nonetheless, despite not getting the exact storyboard I planned out, our video is honestly better than I envisioned, to begin with. From the first day of filming, although it was embarrassing at first, we all had fun doing it. Even though I was well prepared to get everything that we needed, my friends had plenty of great ideas that we also filmed. On the first day we didn't get a lot of footage, but we made sure to cover it on the second day of filming. Going into the editing process, I realized that I had a lot more film than we even needed. Messing around putting scenes in different places, I liked the way it was without a lot of the establishing shots. The scenes fit together very smoothly and every time I watch it I find something new to laugh at. As much as I felt I had to drag my friends out to get the project done, we all enjoyed it and will remember doing it for a long time. Because I had a lot to work with, the editing process wasn't too bad, and I already had an idea of what transitions and filters I would use, so it was really just putting everything together. Going forward, I hope to make more movies that incorporate some sort of story.



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