While many of them were for personal purposes, mine had a more professional intention. I am a member of the Young News Network, which is the youth arm of The Star newspaper's online video portal Switchup.TV. Desperate to contribute, I was more than grateful to come across Animangaki a week before the event. Seeing this as an opportunity to shed light on the growing cosplaying culture in Malaysia whilst polishing my portfolio, I emailed Ju Eng, the executive editor, to request for equipment. So with a Nikon D5000 DSLR, ambition and nervousness in hand, I set off for Sunway University to shoot my first YNN video.
It is obvious that there are plenty of mistakes in my video, and I will not deny them. In retrospect, I should have also requested for a mic, as the loud background noise destroyed any semblance of atmosphere I had intended for the video. In addition, you could even tell that I was trying to place more focus on the cosplayers interviewed and blur the background. Unfortunately, my lack of experience with a DSLR proved to be my downfall.
However, I see these mistakes as lessons to be learned in the future, and rest assured, I will definitely be producing more videos. Franklin P. Jones had a quote that rise to the occasion. He once said, "Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again.". If you have any events that you feel are worth covering, please do let me know. I look forward to my next shooting.
My video is also on The Star's website. Do visit to give it more page views. Thanks for your support and cooperation, folks!
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