In the past few years, for various reasons, thrift
shopping has become more popular. That was the focus of our documentary. We
captured how the attitudes about shopping at thrift stores have changed. We were able to interview two experts, our
classmates and also we were able to do some shopping at thrift stores. It was
great to also interview our classmates. They shared their experiences with
thrift stores and what they loved about the stores. Making this movie has made
me even more interested in thrifting. I learned that people have careers and
hobbies in finding outfits constructed mostly of items bought at thrift stores and
then they blog about them. We interviewed two experts who devote their lives to
buying cheap outfits from thrift stores and blogging about them. As we made
this documentary, we pursued the topic even further. We decided to enter a
contest where someone had to model an outfit constructed of clothing bought from
a thrift store. Although we didn’t win, it was great that this documentary enabled
us to explore the topic even more in depth.
It was great that we could choose our own topic. It gave us the opportunity to explore a topic
that we are interested in. Choosing a topic is a crucial part in the
documentary process. We had to find a topic that we are not only interested in,
but also find a topic that we can make a documentary about in a specific time
frame. It was amazing the number of jobs and steps there are in the process of
creating a documentary. One person had to find the music, another was more in
charge of the editing and another needed to create a title slide.
Even though our documentary was overall a success, we
did face some challenges along the way.
The most difficult part was the editing. We faced many computer
problems, so it was hard to work around them. If it was either our computer was
being slow or we couldn’t import the proper clips, It seemed like every day we
had some sort of issues. Therefore the most challenging part was probably overcoming
with all the different technological issues. After having to change computers
and mostly just being patient with the computer, we finished the documentary. If I were to do it again, I would try to
interview manager of thrift stores. It would be great to get the manager’s
perspective on how attitudes have changed about thrift shores.
My only criticism about the whole process is the
amount of time we had to make the project. Although I know, we were running on
a tight schedule, it was hard to finish the project in time, considering all
the technical difficulties. I think we
should of spent less time on the researching phase, so we could have had more
time on getting footage and editing.
I am very pleased about how our documentary turned
out. It was at times a very stressful
process, but I think we did a good job of capturing how attitudes of thrift
stores have changed.
