Entry 3
November 5th, 2024
Avery Slote
This week in preparation for the Bright Ideas showcase sharing our art installation progress to the community, I worked alongside different members of each of our teams to develop our promotional video. Everyone on the team worked hard to compile elements and refine our brand so we can present our best work at the media expo!
The video introduces the concept of our installation in an engaging way, combining real-life visuals and animated graphics. The intention of our video is to inform and excite people about our installation and so far, it’s well on its way to accomplishing that goal!
Earlier this week, myself and Eleanor (a member of our marketing and communications team) visited the Avon River to film the introduction, conclusion, and b-roll necessary for the promotional video. As all projects go, there are both challenges and successes. When we arrived at the filming site with our equipment, we realize the microphone was missing the battery pack. Adapting to the situation under the time constraints, we continued without it and theorized ways we can edit the audio in post to meet the quality standard we were hoping to achieve.
A member of the media creation team, Ryan, focused on the editing of the video adding animations created by Eleanor. Periodically, we would check-in together to make sure the video is progressing well and the prior technical issues would not be a major cause of concern. It was also beneficial for the technical team to provide updates on the development of the installation, providing more insight on how to make the video cohesive to the final product, especially as we hope to display its progress during the expo.
Preparing for the showcase requires a lot of cross-collaboration as the tasks converge together, this required a lot of checking-in and managing communication across and through teams. As we creep closer to the showcase, I am excited to see how our hard work will pay off.
Behind the scenes, the project manager and I refined our project charter. This document outlines the scope of our project and the tools we as a team are using to be successful, coming in handy to guide us through interactions as a team during this crunch time. Our team has worked so hard and our combined efforts are leading to a project I think we can all be proud of.
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