The final project for this class is by far the most interesting, challenging, frustrating, enjoyable, final I have ever experienced while attending college. I chose to do my project on Great Danes. Specifically, my Great Dane-Max. A short history of myself-I am originally from New Jersey. I am prior service Navy, and have lived on my own since the age of seventeen, and in Norfolk since 2007. My dog, Max, is my first dog of my own. He has been more than a pet for me, he has become my family. Moreover, no one in my family lives outside of New Jersey and New York, so it has always been just Max and I. In 2011, on the day after St. Patrick's day, Max suffered bloat. Bloat is a condition, where the stomach of the animal is twisted or flipped over. This causes circulation loss and the gases inside the stomach cannot escape. There are few symptoms to look-out for such as enlarged abdomen, heavy breathing, excessive salivating, and a lethargic demeanor. Bloat is a condition where time is working against the animal, and it could be only and hour or two before the animal dies. On the morning of that day in 2011, I went outside for a cigarette. My friend's dogs Bandit and Boozer (Pit-bull mix …show more content…
Once I had collected all the photos and videos I wanted to use in the film; I was overwhelmed with extra, non-sense footage. I have never edited a video before, and the most editing to a photo I have done is change it from color to black and white. Needless to say, I was a beginner at best in the editing department. I had no idea how to make my idea a constant running movie beginning to end. Personally, I feel even in a 16 week semester, I would not be able to fully get my idea into a movie-but I did my best! I was able to add text quickly as one can tell after a viewing. I also have not been able to make solid transitions from shot to shot, and everything still seems