I have joined the new group for my collaborative work. As I have failed twice from my previous groups and I certainly understand that collaborative project is mostly about communication and help each other. I believe that contacting members immediately if the time schedule changes for meeting as communication always makes things smooth. I thought with my previous groups, I got along very well as friends but couldn’t work together. Working in a group is absolutely different from working with friends. I was depressed to face the fact that we were all getting pressure from each other and losing friendship at the same time gradually. I realized that working with good friends does not mean the project or production would be successful. I understood that working in a group could be hard especially if there is any problem. It is significant to talk to all the members about the problems we have and try to resolve together. These issues could be solved as long as all the members respect and listen to each other. But if there is no proper communication and understanding, there would be no production.
I think I can deal with problems better now after what I have gone through. For my new group, I am a producer and sound person. I am very pleased with my group members and how we organize our schedule. I think we work very well together and everyone helped each other. Our production with Yaping went very well and I am looking forward to watch the finalized documentary.
