I loved working on this group project. I have always enjoyed working with video editing software, but I have only used the basic features. This project allowed me to experience more of the features that video editing products have to offer. In addition to the content of the project, I was very pleased with my group members. We worked well together and communicated effectively.
My group was able to complete this project with ease through the use of clear organization and frequent communication. We were able to complete all phases of the project - pre-production, production, and post-production - quite successfully. We used our Google site as a central location to post ideas, feedback, and comments on each phase of the project. This helped organize our thoughts before coming together to meet on tinychat.com. By having all of or thoughts organized, we were able to discuss the specifics of each phase of the project with ease. It helped us to keep or face-to-face meeting time to minimum which was important for all due to our busy work and personal schedules. It was easy for us to make decisions regarding the PSA. Everything from shot selection to editing choices to the final delivery format seemed to come together very easily.
Our public service announcement had several strengths, but also some weaknesses. We feel strongly that our PSA i interesting and holds the attention of the audience. Natalie P. did an amazing job of telling her own personal story of cyber bullying, which strengthens the message of the PSA. The music has the correct tone for the message. It is light, but serious at he same time. It does a good job of sending the message that cyber bullying is an issue that parents should not take lightly. As fantastic as the PSA came out, it could still be improved in a few areas. The overall quality of the video could have been better. The PSA looks amazing considering we used a simple Flip Camera, but obviously the quality could have been improved by using a more sophisticated camera. Not only would a higher quality camera have improved the look of the shots throughout the video, but the lighting in the opening shot would have been better. All in all, my team agrees that the strengths o our PSA greatly outweigh the weaknesses.
We have obtained a Creative Commons License at the most restricted level for our work. All team members agree that the safety of Natalie P. is most important and we want to respect that. Our Creative Commons License s documented on the YouTube site where the video is posted.
Our team collaborated on all aspects of this project. We had ongoing communication throughout the project with the use of e-mail and our team's Google site. This kind of interaction allowed each member to pose questions, make comments, or read updates to the project at any time of the day. That asynchronous communication was very important for our team, as we all have busy schedules. We were each able to contribute an communicate on our own timelines. In addition to these flexible communication methods, we also met twice a week on tinychat.com. I attribute a lot of our success to this free Web 2.0 tool. Even though we were able to communicate throughout the week over e-mail and on the Google site, we were able to discuss ideas or changes to the PSA and make decisions immediately as a team. It also brought that "pesornal" element int the project, since we are all working from different location in Texas. All team members were respectful of each other's thoughts and ideas. We worked well together to create the best PSA that we could produce. Because of this, all team members felt like our project was a huge success.
I have never created a PSA before, bu I am so glad to have gone through the experience. I can now understand how meaningful this kind of project can be for students to complete as well. I have already thought of ways this can help to support technology objectives as well as higher level thinking in students.
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