Research & Planning Blog

When I first started thinking about what I wanted to do for my commercial I watched TikTok for some ideas. I ran into an account called "Recider". He is a cinematographer and editor whos videos gave me a lot of inspiration and ideas on how I want to edit my commercial. After I figured out how I wanted to do my commercial I started to put some thought on what videos, photos, and music I wanted to put in it. At first I wanted to use a Drake song, but I was unsure if that would be "school appropriate" so I thought of other artists to use. Bruno Mars was the first to come to mind, but my friend was using him and I want my project to stand out. I finally came to the conclusion that I'd use a Zach Bryan song since I'm going to a concert of his with my family next summer. After deciding the music I had to start thinking about what photos and videos I'd wish to use. My first thought was to put the things that mean the most to me. This brought to mind my family and friends who have been with me through the ups and downs. So I looked through my camera roll and found a bunch of photos that brought back fond memories. The first one i decided to use was the photo of all my friends and I at the movie theatre posing after watching the new  Black Panther. The second photo I chose was a photo of my family a couple years ago when we drove my sister off to college in New England. This trip was a lot of fun as I was able to meet up with family I haven't seen in a long time, and was able to travel the east coast. I've always looked up to my brother, he's a captain on a yacht and is able to travel the world, doing things he loves while getting paid. He's the reason I want a job that allows me to travel the world as well. He's also the reason I got into the gym, working out and bettering myself. All of these reasons are why I chose a photo of us two as my third photo. For my fourth photo I chose a photo of my friends and I playing soccer. Soccer is my favorite sport, and some of the best moments I can remember are when I played soccer with them. Finally, for my video I decided on making a video which would segment into the photos.