More Thoughts on Project 2

I feel very confident about my second project thus far. I think that I have a great idea and it seems to be coming together very nicely. I have created a slide show of images of Barack Obama, along with text and video clips that partially tell the story of his rise to the acceptance of the Democratic Presidential Nominee. I have the entire video set to the song, "I Know Where I've Been" from the movie Hairspray, which is about discrimination and a time when people were supressed because of their race during the 1960's Civil Rights movement.

What's working in the project: Everything is put right where it needs to be. I have every image, piece of text, and video clip where I think it belongs. It has taken a lot of editing but I think I am coming in on a final draft here this week.

What's not working in the project: The one major problem with this video is that once it is uploaded to YouTube the audio is adjusted in the layer somehow and the audio is actually about 3 - 5 seconds ahead of the video frames. I don't know why this is happening because the video file itself does not do this when it is played on my computer or others' computers. It's extremely frustrating, and I have spent the last 2 weeks trying to find a solution and I can not come up with anything. I used iMovie '06 to compose this project, so if that helps anyone with suggesting a solution, it would be greatly appreciated.

What I like best about it: The thing I like best about my video is that I think it will inspire some people to vote. It sort of showcases Barack Obama's unlikelihood of becoming such a historical black figure in American society. The video is one of my favorites!