Author’s Note! Right!

I went into this project with a fairly adept ability at editing video and sound. I’ve always had a knack at editing to music as well, which in this project really helped. The main thing that held this project back was my and my computer’s inability to convert, save, edit, etc. I’ve never had to convert video from one file type to another, never had to download the converter, etc. And when you’re dealing with Windows Movie Maker, learning this process only becomes more infuriating. I can honestly say that assembling the project’s materials took much longer than the actual production of it.

What went well? I think the idea behind the video, the narration, and the montage at the end were really solid. Nick Tanner (who was the voice actor in the video) and I slowly realized that this video would be alot cooler in a trailer kind of format. And so the montage at the end really works I feel. The addition of narration also glued everything together, not to mention gave rise to funny one liners.

What detracted from it I think is some kind of inaccessability that some viewers might feel. For instance, many won’t laugh when ‘Tank!’ from the show Cowboy Bebop comes on, but those who do recognize the song, might have their mind blown. Also, if an audience member hasn’t watched Lost, he/she might not understand the joke. They might understand that this character is a badass, but not that the video is partially making fun of this larger than life character while simultaniously relishing in him.

But the relishing of Sayid also makes the video stronger I feel. While limiting its audience on one hand, it increases the entertainment the audience members who “get it” might recieve for the video.

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