Sustain Champlain!!!

For my electronic media writing class myself and three other classmates and to make a 90 video of how to help sustain champlain... here is our video!

Another part of this assignment was to answer some questions and here they are-

1. What was the most difficult moment in making this video?

For me personally the most difficult thing was the team. I loved working with them all and getting to be friends but there wasnt really a drive or motivation that we all shared to get this project up off the ground. I know that I'm not a strong writer and I'm not good at creating concepts so I rely on other people to get the concept and then my strengths come in and I can branch out with new ideas and then my creative side comes out. It was hard to work with a group when I said "does any one have an ideas" we all sat in silence and I actually had to come up with the idea to do a simple day in the life of a Champlain student. We didnt even have a full concept until the day we started filming.

2. Other than finishing it, what was the most rewarding moment in making this video?

The most rewarding part was when it all came together. For myself I can pin point the exact moment. It was our fifth shot where Steph was riding the bike. I felt at that moment we had a good concept and we really were pushing the limit of cheesy old school "how to" movies. Also as a group we were no longer stressed and actually enjoying the project, it was great.

3. Discuss 3 specific lessons you learned about film production and/or "group process" in making this video.

The most important lesson that I learned while making this video has to go with group work. I really enjoy when I have a group that has a bunch of people I'm working with and no one has an idea, you have to really poke around and try to find something that works, and if no one speaks up and says they like it or not, you have to just run with it and make it work.

I learned you have to be prepared and have time to re-do anything multiple times. The first voice over didnt come out the way we wanted to later that night we had to find another person to do it. I learned to always have to plans because something might go wrong.

The third thing that I learned was its never a bad idea to finish early. My group finished a head of time and we were able to watch the movie in class. Then we go back and make the suggested changes and we'll get a better grade, it always pays to be early.

4. Discuss 3 specific things you learned about Champlain College and/or the "Sustain Champlain" project that you did not know before completing this project.

I learned that 8 out of 10 water bottles get thrown in the land fill in America! This shocked me so much and I'll never forget it and it inspired me to make sure I always recycle and reuse water bottles.

I realized that it might be easier to print out papers but its still a better idea to email documents and read it on screen.

Another thing that I learned about Champlain College is how much time and effort they put into making being green easy for their students. If you go through your day to day routine you realized your helping keep our community sustained with out even trying!

I really enjoyed this project because I love filming and editing. Also, being environmentally friendly is something that I take pride in and my dream job is to be a producer and editor for the Discovery Channel so this was a perfect project!