Respond to each of the following points (using complete sentences or paragraphs). You should include as much detail as possible in your responses.
1. Describe any problems or difficulties your group encountered during the planning. These may include; organizational problems, group related issues, etc.
We did not have many problems in the planning process, everyone had down their treatment and storyboards to an acceptable standard and we completed as a group and props, shot and production times list. However we did have minor problems with people attending the first after school meeting in which two of our members did not turn up. Also some of the shot lists were not through, and the director of that scene did not really know what she was doing.
2. Clarify any time-management issues your group encountered during the planning process and describe the steps you implemented to improve in this area;
We did not know it would take so long to film (especially the lab scene) so we did run into a few problems in not getting that scene done in the time that we assessed to it. To fix this however, and with the new information on how long it takes to film, we re-evaluated the production timeline and made necessary changes.
3. Discuss whether your group made effective use of the provided templates to assist the film-making process;
We used all the templates as we thought that it would cover what we needed, so it seemed like a good idea to use them. In the side of effective use, as said above, some members did not fill out their shot list to a necessary level and we had to re-do a lot of the lists because they did not imitate the scene filmed.
4. Explain whether the planning process helped your group during filming. In particular, discuss whether the use of devices such as storyboards, shot-lists, and rough edits assisted throughout the filming process;
We used mainly the shot lists and just used the story boards in some scenes to try and get the scene looking like it was planned. However, problems occurred in filming (background issues) in which we had to adjust a few shots in order for them to look authentic.
5. Describe any problems or difficulties your group encountered during the filming process. These may include; organization problems, unreliable cast members, group related issues, equipment problems, etc.
As said above, organization problems resulted in people not turning up. We also had problems in which the camera once died in battery when filming a scene so we had to waste about 15min while we waited for it to charge up to an acceptable level.
6. After reviewing your footage and completing the rough cut of your film, describe any aspects of your film, which need to be addressed. i.e does your group need to reshoot any scenes; are any additional shots required; are there any scenes which worked better than expected.
We need to re-shoot the very first scene as it is on the wrong focus and some of the shots as because they were filmed at different times and we did not bring lighting, the shots go from extremely dark to bright. In the individual editing there needs to be a few cropping of some shots because the film in 4min over time, but these shots can be cut to the editors preference.
7. List any skills, techniques or tricks you have discovered during the project.
We learned how to use a lighting camera successfully and some good, effective shots. We also learned how to cut shots in order to make them look like they are just flowing from one to another. Also, we used a screen with lighting to change the brightness or contrast of the shots.
8. Discuss whether you undertook adequate and detailed reflection to throughout your project. Have you provided enough evidence to support your work? (Look back at your blogs/journals and think about whether it looks like 6 weeks worth of work).
Yes, I had posted a blog every lesson (after being informed we were supposed to take blogs) and it covered all I needed to achieve a good reflection of the filming period.
Discuss your feelings about the production task:
9. Are you satisfied with your groups final result?
Not really, it is boring, unclear of what the story line is, and has a lots of holes in which you need to improve. It think that in order for myself to be more happy with the finished product, we will need to refilm certain scenes and re-record the sound over the top.
10. Would like to change any aspects of your film?
Yes, I think that we should do the film from one of the characters point of view (Skylar) and have her narrate over it, this will give the viewer a better understanding of the storyline before the film begins.
11. If you could start the project again what would you do differently?
I would re-think the plot and try to make it so that the audience will be able to understand more of the elements in without the need for too much explanation before. I may even think to make the film more of a suspence so that the audience isn't even supposed to know what is happening till the end and this will help cut down on time used explaining who the characters are. I probably would have liked to have done an activity before it where we wouldhave been given a sample scene that we had to film and edit for i think that that would give everone a better idea of what they needed to do.
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