When I found out I had to make a video for this class, I went through what I could possibly make it about. I could do a slideshow of one of my family vacations or a history of my friendships. I wanted to do something that would entertain myself as well as everyone else. Then I realized I had the perfect video, that just needed some editing, and would be perfect for this project. My apartment complex has a job position titled "Maverick" that plans events for the neighborhood, acts as a liasion between the residents and the leasing office, and tries to make residents feel welcome and comfortable. The community tries to make it a home away from home in a college town. I decided to apply for this job, and the first round of interviews/requirements was a video application. This is what I started with to make the video for this project. I put it together on Windows Movie Maker, with clips I took with my video camera. I then uploaded the video through One True Media. I found out at this point what I had been missing out on all of these years, not knowing about the various web 2.0 applications. It was so simple to upload a movie to this website and then embed it into my blog. It took me a long time to figure out a good application to make an interaction method for classmates to provide feedback, and finally used polldaddy.com to make the poll shown below. Making and posting this video, I hope to show classmates, and anyone else who comes across my video how to properly market yourself for a job, and how to successfully make a video application for an interview. Obviously, mine is not the only way to do it. I wanted mine to be fun, which is why I included the bloopers at the end. It must have properly shown off my personality and intelligence, because I got the job! I learned that there are many different web 2.0 applications out there that are free and easy to use, and I should definitely take advantage of them. This project was very helpful because the world is changing every day as technology becomes more and more important in the workplace as well as our everday lives. Companies are increasingly requiring videos to be submitted before they will hire you, and they also require familiarity with various internet aspects. I hope everyone enjoys my video as much as I enjoyed making it!
This is what my original storyboard looked like...
I was wondering how I was going to get my story board on here....you took a picture of it. Great idea. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteDifferent idea....great video! very funny!
ReplyDeleteI really liked your project. I like how you use video for your purpose of finding a job. Because the job you are looking for has alot to do with personality and who you are, i feel like this was a great choice! I think you did an awesome job and definitely deserve the position.
ReplyDeleteI also really liked the part at the end with all of the bloopers. This showed more about your personality and gave a cool angle on your entire project!