The Amazing Race Parody

We created and produced this parody short film as an English project in 2011.  It centers around a wide variety of characters from many classic novels competing against each other in the modern day reality show, The Amazing Race.  It won the top award, "The Golden Cow," in competition with over twenty other projects in my class level.

Team Members: Carly Hines, Jeremy Daniels, Lora Funk, Kevin Camacho, Jacqui Gold, Jack Verduzco

Featured Skills: Video Editing

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Video Editing

Storyboarding
Before, during, and after production we consistently created and updated our storyboards for the film. In doing this, we had to make many decisions about how the viewer would perceive our film, and how to lay it out in a way that would eliminate any confusion for them. Because we knew that our viewers would most likely not be familiar with all of the novel characters that we chose, we had to determine a way to introduce them. The content of the film depended upon many simultaneously occurring story lines, so another difficult challenge was to decide how often these stories should be switched between so that they could all be developed properly, but also kept clear, accessible, and distinct to the viewer.

Editing
After spending countless hours planning, producing, and filming the video, I led the editing of the video along with one other team member. Because we were on a time crunch, we edited the video quickly and efficiently in just one night. We used a combination of Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, and Adobe Premiere Pro to edit and finalize the video.

Our team with the Golden Cow Award

Final Film