FMP Final thoughts

23/05/16

Does your finished product reflect what you originally set out to do?
A little bit, because I was originally just making a poster aiming for Bath Cats & Dogs Home, but then I focused so much on the video and I was unable to get permission to film and couldn't use abuse stats on my poster, so instead I went for Hope Nature Centre. There were two huge differences between the two, Bath Cats & Dogs is an animal rescue centre, while Hope Nature is a centre focused on helping people with learning difficulties.

What did you struggle with? - be honest and specific.
We struggled with the questions, because the ones we had prepared were accidentally left behind, but of course we improvised by coming up with a different set of questions. So to avoid having this sort of disaster happen again, we may take a checklist with us. We struggled with the wind which blew through our microphone, but I didn't do anything about it, because it was to be more natural and the ways I was doing in getting rid of the bluster made the people sound like robots. I struggled with making the video as long as the music, so I couldn't include the other footage we did and I could not get the release forms to people in the un-used footage. I also struggled with getting the footage of Bath Cats & Dogs home, because they have a confidentiality policy about abused or neglected animals being filmed and if they were filmed and it was put together on Youtube, the abusers will see it.

What did you enjoy and why?
Meeting the people and the seeing the animals, because it helps with being social and the animals are in a way therapeutic.

What could you improve on and how?
Possibly the wind sound, by taking the microphone with the 'dead cat' cover. Again I can remember to bring the questions by taking a checklist.

If you were to do this project again/had more time and resources what might would you do differently?
Like the previous question, the wind sound and get the permission release forms sooner. But apart from all that nothing else.

Are you happy with the final product?
Yes I am, because it gives a happy and peaceful atmosphere with the animals and the music.

Are all of the above combined in a blog post?
Yes.