rush job

it would’ve been easy for a professional but i am not one. that was why i kinda hesitated when kathleen’s friends asked me to make an avp for her farewell party. do i have enough time? that was the question that kept ringing in my head. eventually, i relented to their request because, after all, this was for a dear friend. 🙂

this project however turned into a rush job with the materials being submitted later than i needed. being an amateur, i can’t just go and edit right away. first, i had to go through the interviews several times over to somehow get a storyline going. then i had to browse through the photos as well. after plotting the outline of the avp, i then had to search for suitable music to use. all these took significant time and i haven’t even opened my vegas yet.

for 4 consecutive nights, i was parked in front of our home pc trying to weave out an acceptable avp. by the end of the second night, i knew i was in trouble as i estimated that with my current pace, i wouldn’t make it. i then had to speed things up and compressed everything in the next 2 nights which, besides editing, included rendering, burning and dvd design. ano ba tong pinasok ko? 😀

despite overlooking a lot of things and not having the opportunity to fine tune the output due to lack of time (i’m gonna get flack from my friends with this one 😆), thankfully, the project was finished in time. whew. next time, maniningil na ako. 🙂

here’s our audio visual tribute for kathleen, divided into 3 chapters because the whole avp exceeds the youtube time limit.

chapter 1
describing kathleen


chapter 2
personal anecdotes


chapter 3
farewell messages