Making – Project Five

Despite the fact that this post is meant to be about the ‘making’ of ‘Project Five’, this area of the DA is where my group failed to actually create content. So, instead, I have decided to talk about the lessons I have learnt when it comes to making a DA and group work.

Before I get into the lessons learnt, ‘Project Five’ did establish a certain type of aesthetic in videos. These were as follows:

When it came to making content in a group, the main struggle is to make sure everyone is in love with the idea and has enough enthusiasm to create content. The reason for this being that this degree is very self directed and so no teacher is going to be on your back about it. If nothing is made, that’s on you.

Having this DA being about a specifc type of content, made it difficult to ensure all five of us were on board with that weekly idea. On top of this, meeting up with the five of us there was another struggle and learning curve I came across.

Having communications and media being part of my double degree, I have a passion for this subject and also this DA. As other group members do not feel the same way, it was hard to constantly have this on the back of my mind as I wanted to be creating content but felt as though I couldn’t.

In summary, this semester has taught me a lot about myself, and about how different everyone’s outlook and characteristics are. Next semester, I think I will be coming up with a DA of my own so therefore I don’t feel the need to rely on other people for content.

– R.