Learning Objectives

I realized quickly when I began film school that I had made a grave mistake.

I hate group projects.

I've always loathed them because it only grows more difficult to coordinate schedules the higher you get in your education. I hate them because I'm absolutely not a people person, and working with others is often both uncomfortable and frustrating for me. I hate them because 99% of the time, I end up doing more than my fair share.

Of course, film as an art is basically one giant, never-ending group project. So naturally, film school is going to be one giant, never-ending goddamn group project.

However, my notions about group work have been flipped completely since the start of this class. Maybe it's because everyone is equally as passionate about experimental film (why would you take an experimental class if you weren't?). Maybe through coincidence alone we just ended up with an amazing class. Whatever the reason, I've enjoyed this two month long group project more than anything else I've ever done in film school.

I really feel like we're our own little tiny film community. We've all worked so hard on each aspect of this project, and gotten to know each other better with each week. I learn so much every time I work with a new group because everyone has different strengths and areas of expertise they bring to the table. (I hope I was able to help at least one person learn something!)

It wasn't without its difficulties. Coordinating schedules amongst a bunch of college seniors is probably the most challenging thing anyone has ever had to do in the history of ever. Sometimes having a bunch of strong, passionate people working together can lead to quarrels and heads butting. But at the end of the day, no matter how overwhelmed or frustrated I got, everything worked out and we were able to produce a project I could feel genuinely proud of, and I rarely ever feel that way.

Overall I would say I don't hate group work quite so much anymore, but maybe I only don't hate it when I'm working with this class. I'm gonna follow all of you everywhere for the rest of our careers sorry in advance