My Commercial

This was my first ever major project that I've put together. It was a fun and rewarding experience to see my eyelash commercial start from just an idea in my head to actually filming and editing it. I truly loved the concept of actually finishing something and being proud of it in the end. The process of storyboarding was probably one of my favorite parts in this entire project. I have never actually put my ideas on paper before trying to convey it to others. I can say that storyboard really took away some of my indecisiveness and it was one less thing I had to worry about because I filmed everything based off of it. Although I can look back a see some things I could have done better, I am content with what I've done. I've certainly learned that patience is key in the producing process. When I first came up with my concept for my eyelash commercial, I initially had the idea to use one of my family members as my subject. However, when I realized that my overbearing side would probably want to come to out and dominate the entire project, I made myself the subject in the commercial. I know that most times I am a bit annoying and a perfectionist and I didn't want anyone else to have to endure that. Not for my first project at least. I was already anxious enough, doing this commercial. If I could do some things differently, I would probably allow one of my relatives to be the subject and I'd film them from more angles than I did in my original commercial. Another thing I'd change if I could, I would talk a bit less and let my visual tell the story. I noticed that I encountered most of my difficultly while editing because I was either talking too fast or too slow and too long and taking up a lot of my screen time. I'd also do some more close ups of my face to showcase my eyelashes and I'd do a closeup of the product. All in all, this was a lesson learned and I think I came out of it with plenty more knowledge of the production process. I think my next project will be a tribute to what I've learned in making this project. Also, I'll be a bit more confident in my abilities to make my ideas come to life.

See you in the next one!