As a Media Communications major, I've been assigned way more video projects than papers. Especially this semester. I love video projects, from pre-production all the way to post-- it's just something that I really enjoy doing. Though I love it, I've learned that it's not always the easiest going assignment to get. A lot can go down. And I mean a lot. It all starts when...

Your professor says "Alright, guys, I've got a video project for you."

If you're used to video assignments like I am, you were totally seeing this coming. You're pumped because you've got experience and let's be real, it beats having to do a paper.

"You get to work in production teams."

Solo projects are totally possible. But, production teams are a godsend! If you have a good production team, you can breathe a little easier (because you won't be carrying all of the equipment). Plus you have a group of people you can have a potential meltdown with.

"Here's your timeframe."

This information can make or break you. Listen, 5 minutes may seem like it's nothing when you're watching it. But filming enough good content to edit down to 5? Yeah, not always easy.

"If you don't have the equipment, you'll have to check some out from AV."

Listen, it's great that the college can supply equipment. Equipment is expensive and not everyone is guaranteed to have their own. Still, you can't help but feel a bit doomed by the time restrictions and paperwork that come with checking everything out. If you're lucky, maybe someone in your group will have their own equipment.

Now it's time to ask your production team "So, what's our topic?".

Your topic can often depend on what type of video you're making. Either way, it's good to come up with a few ideas. It's also super important that everyone agrees on it.

Once you've got a topic, it's time to come up with a good ol' script.

As soon as you pick a topic, you might already have your entire script planned out in your head. You have your vision and you're ready to write that sucker down!

Going to write down that script, however, may take a little bit.

There's nothing worse than sitting down and suddenly forgetting everything you wanted to write. Especially if pre-production is your favorite part.

Once that script is finally written, it's time to draw up that storyboard.

If you're like me and you have no drawing skills whatsoever, storyboarding might not be your favorite part. Your storyboards might also only consist of stick figures. The doll Michael gives Oscar pretty much represents the moment you hand in your storyboard to your professor.

Finally, it's time to film, and you're like...

Between your production team's individual schedules, the weather, finding a location, and knowing you're going to have to shoot multiple takes- you're all going to need your energy. And your patience.

Eventually, you get to post-production and now you're like...

I love post-production, but you all know that after editing for hours on hours, surviving multiple crashes, and changing the music at least four times, you feel like screaming at one point or another.

After all, you went through, you've reached the end. You can hand in the final edit!

And though you had your ups and downs, you're 100% ready to do it all over again.