The purpose of this project was to promote the different clubs at the school, one of them being the Debate Team. There are many clubs that people have no knowledge of and they should get to know what options are out there. Being part of a club can be a good thing for students and the Debate Team can be a great option. The Debate Team is a fun, it also makes people work hard, they get to learn a lot from it. In the video my classmate and I include the information needed in order for students to join the club.
This promo was a bit of a challenge but there were many things that were done right. One thing I did right was attending the debate team the day they I filmed it and listening to what was happening. I got a feel of what it’s like to be part of the debate team and it looks like a really interesting club. Another thing I did was interview one of the teachers that is part of the club in order to know more information about the club so it could help me during the post production stage. Although most of it was great it was not easy.
In the process of making this promo there were also many weaknesses. One problem I faced was that my partner had and extracurricular activity after school and she couldn’t stay to help me get B-Roll for the video. Although it was a weakness, I think it was good because I got out of my comfort zone and went out and filmed by myself. Another weakness that contributed to the promo was the lack of action. Because it was the beginning of the year when I filmed the B-Roll the Debate Team hadn’t started doing what they do just yet and the shots weren’t that interesting.
Looking back at the video I would have made many changes if i could do it again. One of those changes would be filming it when the club has started practicing, when its all more interesting. Another thing would be planning everything better so that when it comes to the day of filming there won’t be any problems. Overall the video came out better than what I expected. Although my partner couldn’t be there to help me film, she did a great job at editing the video.