My biggest struggle throughout the making of this documentary was the stress factor of having to deal with other people who definitely do not have the same creative preferences as I do. It was also difficult for me to not be in full control of my grade. I would say that not having full control of my future in the class was definitely the most frightening part. I was afraid that my group wouldn't be able to provide me with the material that I needed to create a successful documentary. It was also difficult to communicate how I wanted things to be shot since I felt as though our experience and creativity levels weren't the same.
Moving onto more positive thoughts, what makes me most proud of the documentary would have to be the editing I did for the project. I basically did everything (in regards to the editing), I picked the best shots from the raw footage, and I spent hours trying to create a nice balance between shots, background music and interviews. In the end I wasn't spectacularly pleased with the orignal footage, but I made it work and in the end, needless to say, I think we had one of the best executed documentaries presented in our class. There isn't really much that I would have changed about the project itself in all honesty. All of it worked out for the best.
If I had six more months to work on this project and was totally invested in it without the delays of procrastination and other work loads, I would have filmed some of it myself. I also would have spent more time providing thought provoking questions to the interviewees, while also interviewing more members of the group, perhaps all of them. I would have gotten more performance shots, and more energetic practice material. I also would have taken more time on better editing the piece and making sure the sound levels were better, seeing as sound is probably one of the biggest challenges in the editing aspect for me.
As far as my promotion of providing a healthy group atmosphere, I really struggled with this. The main thing that I tried to do was restrain myself from saying something sassy I may regret and trying to welcome new ideas. It was a learning experience to say the least. I feel overall that there wasn't much more I could possibly do to help the group, other than trying to be as positive as possible. I had already promised to edit, which was the job I was happiest with since I have at least 20 hours of experience with iMovie. Editing the film was something that I knew I had the creative capacity for and I knew I wouldn't want to shame myself and others by providing the group with a crap film. I feel I definitely contributed more than a fair amount to the overall group work, but in saying this, I don't want to subtract from anyone else's work. I just worked very hard on my part and I am content with how everything turned out and with my contribution.

Thank you for a great semester!