PSA Project

Our team was effective in the pre-production stage of our project by quickly brainstorming ideas about what our PSA topic would be. We also signed up for jobs and set due dates for each part of the production project. One member went missing for the production and post-production process.
During the production phase there was some confusion about who would actually be shooting video footage and so there was some delay in production as we quickly had to reassign some jobs. The shot and editing selection was changed various times since the limit was 60 seconds and we had plenty of footage between MJ and me. Choosing the shots was difficult to say the least. MJ had taken some footage with one type of toothbrush and I had to take footage with another toothbrush. To keep the video consistent, I had to eliminate the footage MJ had taken. I did not want her to think all of the work she put into taking footage was a waste, but it did not fit. Now I realize what some editors must go through and what the actors and videographers feel when their work does not get included in a movie. Since another team member went missing in action, the rest of us had to quickly complete some extra work. This was an especially challenging time for me because my grandmother passed away during week 5. I worked from our hotel each night after my grandmother’s viewing and funeral to make sure that the team had a video that we could be proud of. The prayers and condolences sent by MJ and Jessica kept me focused on our project and this helped me get through what could have been a very depressing time for me.
I made the web delivery formatting decisions and created a .wmv file because this was compatible with all the locations we would have to upload it to. We originally had planned on uploading our video to Teacher Tube but after I uploaded it, I discovered that it would be another 24 hours before it would be viewable. I did not know that it had to be reviewed by staff before it could be posted on Teacher Tube. This made sense though because the site is used in classrooms, there has to be a monitoring process in place to ensure that the video content is appropriate for students. Where as YouTube lets anyone load what ever they want when ever they choose. In our case this was a good thing.
Our final PSA is a project I am proud to say I was a part of and I know we put a lot of work into the video. It still could use some improvement as far as the ending. I feel that it was sped up towards the end to be able to fit in the credits and creative commons slides. Including the slides with the copyright attributions took up more of the 60 seconds but we made sure we gave credit to everyone who put in the hard work to create the parts that we used in the video. From the background music and sound effects, to the video that gave us the topic idea and all the little people who were in our video, we made sure to give credit where credit was due. In the end our creative commons slide helped ensure we will get credit too.