Assignment Four: Image and Text – Rework

The decision to rework my video for assignment four was made easy, due to the simple fact that I wasn’t completely satisfied with what I’d produced initially. After I’d submitted my work to my tutor for review, I already knew the areas that I thought lacked quality and needed to be improved on for my assessment. This included the variation of lengths and volume levels between each clip, the total length of the video – which in my opinion was too long – and the general editing to refine the overall ‘flow’. However, as this was my first attempt at creating a video, I wasn’t too disheartened, and welcomed the fact that these noticeable enhancements were all part of my learning experience.

I also reached out to my fellow students’ for their feedback, and though most had the same thought process as I did, one comment that was shared with me a number of times, regarded the inclusion of a younger participant i.e. child, to counterbalance the already included elderly participant’s lockdown story. I felt this was a fantastic idea, as the understanding of the pandemic and the general feelings felt during lockdown, in theory, should be different between the two individuals’, and may offer an interesting insight into how, and why, vastly different generations are affected by lockdown. I chose to document my six year old daughter’s lockdown story, and though it wasn’t as detailed as the other’s, I was still pleasantly surprised by her account. I realised that I didn’t fully understand the impact that being off school and away from her friends for such a long period had on her, and it was apparent that she felt more comfortable sharing her thoughts via a recording. In regards to the image that supports my daughter’s story, though I feel it’s imaginative, it was certainly the simplest to create. However, I think it shares great relevance to her story and, like the other photographs, takes into account the relationship between natural and manmade objects.

Following the advice from my tutor, I decided to reorder the sequencing, in the hope that the relationship between the image and spoken text was easier to interpret, fundamentally helping the viewer determine the true meaning behind the assignment early on in the video. I believe I’ve now managed to achieve this, and with all the other changes made, the assignment is now ready for assessment.