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While doing this project, I feel that I grew greatly. I learned new things as to editing and filming. It was somewhat difficult for me due to the fact that I had never edited anything before. I had to learn to edit and also film correctly with the shots. For example, my commercial required many zoom in shots to describe the benefits of the product so I had to zoom in so the audience was able to see. Another shot that was used a lot was the hand held where I had to move around to film my bunny and the product on him. I feel like there are many things that I could've done differently. One of them being, showing the product that I picked in a different way with a different location or idea. I could've also detailed the product differently but because the time limit was so short there wasn't much you could say. Something else that I could've done differently is picked a whole different product to do my commercial. I was initially thinking of doing the NIKE brand but instead I chose to advertise a harness. The reason why I chose the product I chose was because of my bunny which is something personal to me. I could've also filmed a different way, I still have a lot to learn about filming correctly. There are also many things that I learned with this filming journey. One of the things that I learned was how to record and export the voiceover for my commercial which was a bit difficult because at first I couldn't figure out how to do it but I eventually did and successfully exported it and adjusted it to each clip.  Something new that I learned was to change the color from regular to black and white. This all together helped me to grow as an editor because every time you practice a skill it gets better and I feel like within time my editing skills will be really good. It also helped me in my filming process and to identify each and every shot that I was to use.  All in all, it was a great way to improve many elements in my media journey.


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