Reflection of CreatureOnStreet

Statistics

(As of 30th April 2026)

I have uploaded 11 videos in total.

I gained 51 followers

Views:

• 4 videos have over a thousand views,

• Total view count = 9,685,

• Average view count = 880.45,

• My highest view count is the Delivery Rating video.

Likes:

• 4 videos have over 100 likes,

• Total like count = 745,

• Average like count = 67.7,

• The video with the most likes was the "You knew who I was when you met me" trend, with 153 likes.

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So, this project was an emotional rollercoaster. Whether that was anxiety from trying to be something I'm not to being myself but without a clear path to get me where I want to be. I feel as thought I did a lot of experimentation, like using a wide angle lens to vlog, but if I had to do things differently with the set-up it would be to take a 360-degree angle camera. I would have loved to learn how editing 360-degree footage looks like, and I will definitely be trying that out in future projects as it captures more of the environment and would have gotten more people's reactions. In terms of management I tried to use MiroBoard to manage my workload, and I did in fact create a 12-week schedule for myself, however I did not make it efficient to my needs, making me completely ignore it and get behind on work. I think it also comes down to the fact that midway through these 12 weeks I had to change the idea due to anxiety, so that schedule would not have work anyway. I did use Discord in the end to help me plan out my video topic ideas and to curate my sources, and it helped me a lot as it felt like I was sending these to somebody, so it gave me a purpose to send stuff and look back on them, plus Discord allows you to create multiple channels so everything stays neatly categorised. I decided to stick with uploading to TikTok as that is a platform I am more familiar with when it comes to the type of content and its algorithm. It is also a common platform my target audience and peers use, so it felt like the perfect place to start. However, I do wish I had been able to manage uploading between different platforms, and for the future I am considering YouTube as my videos do tend to be a bit longer than TikTok likes it, but they would be perfect for YouTube Shorts.

The core message of my final project was meant to be "bring whimsy back", and I did this through challenging the public with unconventional and eye-catching make-up looks. I want people to be less judgy of those who "do not fit into societal norms", as labels and normality should not be a thing and everybody should feel comfortable doing and being what they want. I don't think I did a great job at expressing that through my videos as I was too focused on talking about the fun facts and being perceived in public, but I do feel with more practice this message could have been more achievable. I also loved this project as I was able to combine my two passions, them being make-up and talking my heart out about random stuff I found out, but I do feel I should have started with something more appealing for others, like recognisable costumes. Maybe I should have done Glorb all along, oh well.

I also took a huge risk by imprinting my digital footprint with crazy looks, but we all live once and that was the point of this project. I risked my limited time to change the idea so it would fit my needs more and where I could utalise my skills better, coming out with a better product in the end. It was very out of my comfort zone to the point where I initially couldn't get past all the anxiety and nervousness, and nobody I talked to could help me. I was disappointed that my course, having Digital Media in the name, did not teach us in-depth about content creation, as that feels the more relevant in this day and age, and when I asked about it nobody knew how to professionally help me. Because all of this was already really risky I played it safe with the account, so I did not talk about anything controversial or politically charged as that is not me anyway and I wanted this account to be a safe space for everybody now and going forwards.

I experimented with the editing style to see which one did best and which one utilised my skills the most, and I can confidently say that for the little time I had left and with how much I had going on behind the scenes I did quite well. My best performing editing style (according to statistics) was my first professionally edited, that being the Polka-dot make-up one. It was posted in vertical dimension, no sound effects, had make-up which people could make out what it was, and it was recorded in vlog form, so going forward I will be sticking to this style. I only used Adobe apps for post-production as I wanted to get more used to using industry standard applications to edit content rather than relying on in-app editing suites or premade templates (I dispise CapCut and anybody who uses it, when DaVinci Resolve exists). I refused to use generative AI to help me in any of the production parts as it would be ironic knowing I wrote a dissertation on how generative AI harms artists, and I also feel it is unethical to use any AI when it comes to creative arts. Art is only art when it is authentic and has a backstory to it, and generative AI relies on pulling information that already exists, so it can not produce anything original anyway. If I make a mistake, whether that be an editing one or a production one I want to learn myself how to undo it and not rely on a machine to fix it for me, because being human is all this is about.

Overall, I am happy with my project, but not completely satisfied. I wish my brain worked a bit quicker and that I had started recording sooner. I got used to the whole "being on camera" thing and feel confident that I could carry this on, whether for myself or others. I have gained a lot of confidence, new editing skills and got rid of some of my anxiety about caring what others think, and that is still an important aspect of this project. I hope I get to keep making things like this as I thrive to make people happy, even if that means putting on clown make-up and going out. Dudlee out.