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Postproduction AgencyMy initial intent was to focus primarily on the recording phase, but the agency (as well as the technological proficiency) in the editing—apart from the camera work—necessitates some consideration. Good editing can save problematic source material as was demonstrated at Boarding High several times, and low levels of agency in camera work can be turned around in the editing process. “The First 4” (Project 14), using video originally shot for the football team for use by the coach, demonstrated high levels of agency. Spike applied several special effects, such as a carefully placed slow motion, and despite an unclear message, given that it was assigned as a news piece, he created an artistic music video, asserting yet another form of agency by not strictly following the assignment. This is the strongest evidence of how agency can be expressed almost entirely in the editing process because the camera work, while serving its purpose, tended to passively follow the action without differentiating between events. “The Good, the Bad, and the Techies,” on the other hand, showed little agency in the recording phase and little in the editing phase. There was very little effort to shape events by applying effects or even changing the start or end points of clips. Luke added a song that was appropriate and amusing, but it ended abruptly and was the only such effect. Perhaps if he had had more time as he desired, he would have asserted more influence at this stage. The project's lack of agency at the editing stage is perhaps most clear when compared to another poor project that showed more agency: The non-focal project from the second course at Boarding High, though it had no evident message or consequential aesthetic appeal, showed agency in the students' use of a dog's bark and other effects. |
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