My final project experience was interesting. I found we had to compromise a lot - which was frustrating at points. Most of it was filmed in the commuter lounge so there are random vending machines in the back which seemed odd to me with some lines. Two people having a dance party in front of vending machines?
We had the first intro: that one was fun but difficult at times. There were lights and stones and plants in the way of us running backwards (both of us in flip-flops) so we had to practice a few times.
"Can't see these strings" was fun because my partner got to run around me with a ball of yarn as I stood, getting tangled. Getting out of it was an adventure, too.
"There's no flair" was something that we compromised on. Or rather, he hated my idea so I gave in. The day we were able to get together and discuss ideas, he was absent and so I told him my ideas and he liked them at the time. So it was frustrating that he wanted to change them. But in the end, I think this was the better route.
"If I left me on my own" was great: I was sad just filming it. It was almost tear-jerking; complete silence, darkness, sitting beside a vending machine in a corner all by himself.
"I'll be the smoothest dancer" was fun because we got to dance. A lot.
"Someday I'll know" had the most re-takes and compromise. The original idea was to have one person thump another in the head with a dictionary as if the person was absorbing information that way. So I was doing that to him - and then he wanted to act like I was beating him to death with it. And then we switched places. And then it wasn't just hitting the head, it was taking the book and reading it -which was different from absorbing it. So that became really confusing at times. We spent most of the time we had working this one section. But we got it and it looks good.
All and all, I enjoyed the experience. There were some frustrations but I think the collaborations all worked out in the end.
I was a little disappointed that it didn't show at the showcase, though.
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