Well, I knew it was coming. I knew that Michael Johnson would rip my first project to shreds, which he did. I guess I can be comforted that most everyone in my class was in the same boat as me and we all took some hard hits.

And...

After two semesters of making these videos, we haven't improved much. 

And it makes me wonder...

If we ever will.

...

I guess it's awfully pessimistic of me to think this way. Of course we're improving, and will continue to do so. It's just much slower than I want it to be.

And I don't understand how these big names got there. How long did it take them? Were their first projects as crappy as mine? I don't need to be a big name, I just want to make a professional looking video.

I don't want to be like all those guys on YouTube. I want to do better.

I don't mind being criticized for things I could control, like camera shots and such. But just one thing I wish MJ would consider...

I don't have a professional crew.

Or sets designed for me.

Or professional actors.

Nor very much time.

But I am determined that by the end of the semester, I can turn in a project with confidence, and that he could find more good in it than bad... something I can be truly proud of. And I guess that's exactly where he wants us to be.