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My Final Music Video






 Here is my final music video. Wow, this was a wild ride. I learned so much during the making of this video. Through a semi-unreliable neighbor, I learned to plan things with people you know you can trust, and if you can't find anyone just go with yourself. I was forced to explain my idea to someone else in order to get the result I wanted, which ended up being definitely better than anything I could do myself.  I learned the hard way how important it is to save my projects. I really hope I never have to deal with a lost project again. I've seen how important the save button now is and I'll be sure to use it more regularly. I also got to work on editing to the music. In the tedious manner I edited the video, I made the video look more cohesive with the music. It took a lot of time and effort, but in the end, I got a better project I'm proud of. Another big thing was making sure the story fit into the minute-long time slot I had. It was rough at the beginning trying to condense the nearly 10 minutes of footage and extra takes I had. I also had to pay attention to make sure the storyline didn't feel like it was advancing too fast. They best way I did this was by asking others what they thought. I also did my best to look at the project objectively, as if it were someone else's music video I was watching. I paid attention to the things that were brought up, and this advice definitely made my project so much better.This project let me expand my ideas and think of new and creative ways to convey them. In the end, I have a lot to take from this project. I'm really proud of the work I did, and I can't wait to use these lessons I learned going forward.

Until next time, Danniella Miller signing off :)

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