Greyson's e9 Blog

       Over the course of my 4 years in e-Comm, I can say that I have definitely improved in the five Guarantees. The one that improved the most was technical skills because we constantly learned new things about software or filming equipment. When it comes to communication I learned how important it is to be clear and make sure everyone understands what you're talking about. Collaboration is another big one because you learn your group members' strengths and weaknesses and play to their strengths. I didn't do much with leadership but there were times where I took charge when it was needed. Project management was a tough one because even though it seemed like we had a lot of time for our projects we really didn't and that is something that can make or break your career.      My biggest strengths are editing, doing sound on set, and a little bit of gaffing.  My biggest weakness is I know the bare minimum about the camera and I'm not really that goo...

This video is the most recent film reel that I made where I feel like it really represents who I am as a creator. The way it represented myself in the reel was by putting in all of the videos that I have been an editor for as well as a few others. I do think that this reel showed some of my best shots even though some are better than others in the reel. One of the things that I did that really stood out was use a scene from the featured film trailer we had last year. I mostly branded myself as an editor because most of the videos in the reel I was an editor for them, but on a few, I was also the gaffer. What I would do differently is make the audio mixing better because some shots already had music in them and I couldn't find the right balance. Other than the audio mixing I would pretty much do everything the same because I feel that everything else was really good. The experience I gained from this is that you can include anything you have worked on even if it didn't get finis...