Stop-LocoMotion Reflection

For period one, our first assignment was to do a stop-action video. The purpose of this assignment was to learn to work together and create stronger relationships with others in the class. Although I believe our project came out good, the relationships between classmates didn't really improve. Olivia and I were the two director/photographers in our group and i believe that the scenes we shot together worked well because we played back each one carefully to make sure that they were in focus and that they looked good. For me the biggest problem with our group was motivation within the group. Stephanie and Nathaniel, our groups models were always prepared which definitely helped the group because we were able to shoot everyday but some people in the group weren't always prepared or just sat at the middle table and didn't do anything which was extremely frustrating. Kane's illustrations and animation worked well to create a contrast between the girl character and the boy character. Melissa and Clarrissa did an amazing job editing and adding music to create a finished project. Overall i felt like this assignment had alot of dragging feet, but your only as strong as your weakest link so hopefully by the end of the year more people will be willing to compromise and work together.