The Gang’s All Here

Our group decided to stay together for this project. Joshua Newell and Aidan Jones are my two partners. Working together was easy and we agreed on many things. Joshua was great at acting in the last project, and Aidan was a great help with the directing and editing.

In the next project, our roles are most likely going to switch. Depending on what song we choose, either of us will be acting. All of us will most likely partake in the direction of the video. I will most likely continue to edit, unless I am acting in the video. Our song choice will most likely determine who will do the acting. Our last project only required one or two actors, but the same may not be true for this one.

The group has many different ideas on what we should do. We all like a vast majority of music genres, and that makes it hard to decide on what song to pick. Another issue with picking a song is whether or not we can produce a video that aligns with the song’s genre. Music videos on average are very expensive, and we of course have a low budget. Getting around that will prove to be a challenge, but I’m hopeful that we can produce something of quality.

This project is gonna be much longer than the last, so we need to upgrade many different things. New editing, new shots, new locations - I’m hoping to try a lot of different things with this new project. Our song choice must reflect that.

Each group member is determined to bring something new to the table. We had a great time working together and want to extend that onto our latest project. Currently, we’re brainstorming ways to make that happen.

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On the Nice List

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