Final Thoughts on creating our PSA

It's interesting to see how our project changed over the few weeks we were working on it. From the beginning when we were brainstorming topic ideas to the final product it was a collaborative effort amongst our group. It was nice to see the professionalism of our group come through in this project. As Randy Nelson said in his address as Pixar dean, "accept all offers". This was evident in how we worked together as a group. Everyone had equal say in the direction of the project. Collaborating online was a bit sporadic at times but when we needed to get together we were able to.

The shots we ended up using were chosen out of a great deal of video taping. It was surprising how much ended up on the 'editing floor'. Having divided the video taping process and everyone taking a turn editing them, I think we were able to come to a good final product when Jessica took the final editing. Having one person do this final editing made for a smooth final video. Also being able to use family members for the shots helped a great deal when it came to finding talent. Props were minimal in that we only looked at fast food and activities around the house to emphasize the ease of our PSA recommendations. Converting the final video to .wmv made uploading it to the web and visible with a standard free player such as Windows Media Player.