Presentation, Critiqued.

So today was presentation day, and obviously the butterflies really settled in as it usually does for every presentation that I have to do. But before that, we had to make sure that everything was on DVD and we had a menu for it using DVD Studio Pro. So once everyone arrived we put in all our videos after finding out that we were the last group of the day. After some discussion we decided that our order we be me starting, then Daniel Lee, Jack Yang and we would then finish with Moke Xu. So once 12:00 pm hit it was time to get up and do our thing. After our session was up I couldn't help but feel nervous because I not only didn't get to say what I wanted to, but I got a case of the stutters here and there. Initially I planned to go up saying

"This video's intention was all about perception and emphasizing that, and what better way to do that than focus our attention on speed, and a quality that could be unique to our rig. Riding and grinding down rails just like the roller-coasters, and skateboarders. Almost like the real deal. So with the effect that you saw, I aimed to present a question to you. How fast did you think the rig was really going? With the soundtrack at hand, that plan was to create an upbeat and fast atmosphere in an attempt to emphasize the idea of speed in the video. While, the split screen effect is simply another question presented in video form before you. Is this two worlds or rather, is it a single world just because the videos both came from the same world? Really everything here is about perception and what you see, so I want you as the viewers to tell me what you see."

But missing out the opportunity to say this had pretty harsh repercussions as I soon learned. James had given his critique and it really showed that we were missing a large portion of what the project truly was, the thought process. Basically the focus was spent all on the effects which hid the true potential of the actual video and footage. Something that was present in all four videos which I found that was dominant in my video by far. Unfortunately the mistake I made was big but, it was all a learning process and the best thing I can do is learn from my mistakes and do better the second time around. So for now it's just about reflecting on everything thus far.