BRIGHT LIGHT

If I had the chance to do anything differently with our documentaries would be to eliminate all the technical problems we experienced and we would have appreciated if the film makers were able to speak to us before hand to enlighten us on the steps needed to compile a documentary and give us a sense of direction.

As a group we had a lot of expectation with our documentaries which we were not able to fulfill due to the fact that we did not use a mature approach with making our documentary, If we had put aside our personal differences and make sure that we worked together we would of met the deadline.The one thing I noticed with most of the groups we all had high expectations on producing a documentary that would blow everyone's mind away but failed to visualize excellence in the same way.

The reason we could not get the best out of our documentary is the fact that my group members had different goals and ideas on how to execute the documentary and we all wanted to shine not to realize that we were out shining each other instead of working together.This experience has taught me how to tolerate and be patient with people.

There were a lot of gaps within our documentary which we could not fix due to fact that the footage we complied at the UGU Jazz Festival(Portshepston)did not want to upload onto the computers and the software we used for editing,which was a vital part of our documentary.

We were able to get a one on one interview with Sazi Dlamini which didn't go pretty well on our behalf,we didn't come prepared which was visible during our interview the questions we asked were not in-depth,but the answers we received were the total opposite which made it difficult when it came to our editing.

The fact that we were able to show our documentary to professional film makers was a total bonus,we were able to get feedback which resembled the true reflection of our work,which was an enriching experience because we were able to see how the film industry operates.I was surprised to actually find out that Nollywood is becoming huge around the globe and is a major money making market which is expanding on a regular basis due to the fact that they distribute their film on the streets that's were I would like to see our documentary being sold.

I think I speak on behave of everyone in my group,when I say we really grew from this experience and its something in which we all benefited from.Most of us were able to identify our weakness,strengths, opportunities and was a eye opener for all,being a director wouldn't be such a bad choice after all.