This week was definitely challenging for me in terms of skill. I’m getting used to a new medium, and while I have a lot of ambitions when it comes to audio-visual manipulation, it’s taking me some time to really understand the remixing process. It’s not necessarily coming quickly, but it is definitely coming along.

Once I decided on my narrative, though, I had a lot of fun finding clips. A large reason I chose my particular topic — Trisha Paytas — is because of how much internet content I can derive from it. Trisha has a notorious digital footprint, and I wanted to play into that by rearranging her different eras to form a new story.

While I have a pretty clear idea of what clips and media I want to use, I am constantly tempted to keep digging through her and third-party content to find more “treasure.” It’s easy to get lost in the hunt.

In terms of technical skill, I’ve been playing around in DaVinci Resolve. It’s definitely a learning curve, but I’m getting more comfortable. Even though it’s slow, it’s exciting to see the pieces starting to come together.

LF