Final Project – How to Write a Song
December 12, 2018This video is a lighthearted comedy video about me trying to finish a song that I am writing, and all of the things I try to do in order to make that happen – complete with a little teaser at the end for when the song may actually be posted to my main channel.
If you saw my first rough cut for this project, you would know that coming up with an idea for this project was a huge struggle for me. I would say that I have been burned out creatively for around a year now – and as someone who loves to create things, that has been incredibly frustrating. However, I somehow got inspired last minute for this project and ended up with this video that I am quite happy with.
I wanted to create something more fun and lighthearted than I had previously planned because I thought it would take my mind off of how stressed I have been. I also wanted it to serve the dual purpose of being a bit of a teaser for my main YouTube channel – in fact, one of the things I knew going into this project was that I wanted this video to be good enough to go on my main YouTube channel as my first video. I had it in my head that my first video would be an original song, but the song I wanted to post was not fully written yet – so, I thought, why not make a video about trying to finish that song, and end it with a little teaser about it coming out in another video early next year? Therefore, this storyboard happened:
Overall, I am very happy with how this video turned out, especially considering how many times I started over and made something completely different for this project. It gave me the kick-start I needed to finally start my YouTube channel and get in the habit of creating again. Hope you enjoy!
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I love the flow of this. I appreciate your honesty and vulnerability here. Your voiceover work is well done, too. I think a big part of what makes your video good is how relatable it is. I can SO relate to this! You’re part of the High GPA Club, as am I and others we know, and it takes its toll!
I know you have more video to add, but what you have guides the viewer through everything and I like that. Your shots give a sense of not only being busy or being drawn in multiple directions at once, but a back-and-forth restlessness that’s very real.
I also like how it goes to black and the sound cuts at around 1:09 while you say, “It’s…incredibly frustrating…” That digital “isolation” gives that statement impact. You should consider leaving that part as is before you come back in with additional video for the remaining part.
At this point, I’d say to work on doing something with the jumpcut at 0:43. I know this is a rough cut for you, but I just wanted to point it out because that’s what I’m supposed to do! đ
Thanks for the input, Troy!! I actually ended up going in a completely different direction with my final project (I got inspired last minute), but I do still plan on finishing this particular video eventually. The whole “it’s…incredibly frustrating” part cutting to black was actually unintentional, but I can see the impact now and think that I will leave it that way for when I finish this in the future.
My final project for this class is now something completely different – I am going to upload a close-to-final draft in just a moment, but I’m super happy with how it is turning out (just have some audio stuff to do now before turning in the final video).