Well, it has really started to pull together in the last few weeks. With the addition of sound, and the tightening of the shots and editing, it’s really starting to look good. Now that there is a consistancy to the visual aspect, it’s actually alot more exciting to be a part of. Now it’s a very different project, that people from our course haven’t attempted before, and it will be something fresh and exciting in the showcase, where as a few months ago I was worried that perhaps it would become the embarassment piece. But I”m quite confident people will be impressed by it now. It isn’t THE NEXT BIG THING, but it is definately a showcase of our skills and our commitment, our ability to work as a team, and try and problem solve to get things done. And we’re going to have a finished product to show for all our hard work.

I think it’s interesting that the same people seem to be turning up to the production meetings, and group meetings. The same people turn up each time one is scheduled, and the same people are missing once we get into that room. I believe that although we’ve managed to pull through on the project, and its something exciting and something to be proud of now, it is because of the continual effort of the same few people over the entire project, and not the group as a whole. I’m not saying that I’m one of these people, just because I come to the meetings and offer feedback, doesn’t mean that I’m putting nearly as much time and effort into it as Claire and Steph and Mirna. I think it has reached a point in semester where people are too swamped by their other course work to put as much effort in, and so strongly commited people, and highly organized people, have to take up their slack. In no way do I think this is fair, and I’ve tried to put myself out there, to help Claire and the production team when they need it, but I’m definately not one of the driving forces behind the project at this stage.

It’s a pity that we didn’t manage to hang onto the piece as a group, and all commit to it, but each person has different time commitments, different priorities and a different amount of passion for the project. At the moment I’m proud of it. I’m happy to put my name to it, and interested to see people’s reactions to it. So I guess we’ll just have to wait until the showcase to find out.