Creating my CCRs

 It's finally time to talk about the creation of my CCRs. I'll be starting off with the creation of my "interview" which was inspired by Wired Autocomplete Interviews that I've seen and enjoyed on YouTube.

The reason I chose this is that, as an already successful series on YouTube, I know that the content can actually be engaging and entertaining while also allowing me to answer the questions required for the CCR.

Now, let's start with the disastrous beginning to my production of this interview.

I needed a posterboard to create the prop for the video, but I didn't have any at home, so I asked my dad to go to Michael's and get me some. My dad agreed but said we would bring my brother and go out to eat while we were out. I didn't think this was that big of a deal and I certainly didn't think it would waste too much of my time, which I needed to be thinking about because I had planned to film that day.

So we're driving out on the highway when my dad accidentally turns onto the expressway, with no exit onto the main highway and normal roads for miles. Lo and behold, we ended up a couple cities farther from the Michael's we were planning on going to an hour after we had left my house. So just the drive out had wasted enough of my time, and on top of that we had only just made it to the restaurant, we still had to eat, drive to Michael's, get home, and make the prop. So I basically decided I wasn't going to be able to film that day, and would have to put it off for tomorrow. 

So we eat, I manage to find the posterboard I needed, and we drive back home, leaving my prop creation until the next day.

Well, I actually had a ton of homework to do for every other class (shocker) and was stressed out of my mind because I had two CCRs to complete before the weekend was over— which was my fault, but it still didn't detract from the stress that was building.

So the next morning I got up bright and early and set to work on creating the poster, setting up my filming area, and filming all the clips I needed. Thankfully, this didn't take too long, and all I had left to do was edit.

But this was just for one CCR... I still had a whole other one to do.

Now, I had had the bright idea of making my presentation during class, so I already had a presentation, however, I had no script for what to say in my voiceover, and I hadn't come up with all my bullet points yet, so I still had some brainstorming and work to do.

I spent an hour or so finishing up my presentation, writing my script, and recording the voiceover.

All that was left was to edit all of them together, publish them, and I would be done with my portfolio project once and for all. I was so close.

Without a hitch, I got all my files downloaded on my laptop, imported them into Premiere, and edited the crap out of my footage and voiceover. This was probably some of the easiest editings I've ever had to do. No fancy text, transitions, or anything flashy at all, just plain old cuts and timing. It was glorious. My final products were created in probably two hours and I could taste the finish line. 

All that was left was to export and upload to YouTube, which I had figured out how to do when publishing my opening.

And finally, my CCRs were complete... and it only took me a day 😍.