For the start of the project we had to get into a group of 4 and plan a short 2 mintue start of a story, a script and a story board, in my group were Amber, Emma & Stevie, i did not take part of the script or story board due to being in hospital, the group had made a fantastic storyboard which helped when we were filming to show what shot came next, they had also made a good script for the 2 actors we used to use, they were Alex Hills and Josh Thompson.
Next we had to begin filming, at first it was difficult to film, we had to take a few shots before recording as it was difficult to do. Once finishing we then found out another group had recorded over our work so we had to refilm we had difficulty with this as the 2 actors had changed clothes and we had to make sure they were wearing the same clothes on each day.
We also had a good scene setting of an unused office with a table and chairs, which suited our story really well. Our group used good camera skills and shots, we had used all shots that we were told to use for example: shot reverse shot, someone opening a door, 180 degree rule & match on action.
Once we had finished the filming completely we moved on onto the editing of the film, this was a difficult task as we had cut at the wrong time of certain scenes therefore it gave it a 'jaggered' effect which we used throughout the rest of the film.
Another problem i had within the project was trying to add my own opinions as i had not been there for most of the work i found myself not doing as much work as i would have liked to.
Overall i think the film came out just as good as the group planned, but could do with some help with the editing of the film such as the camera shots and the camera shakes, I could have also helped with the start of the project with the script and storyboard but as i was in hospital i could not have helped that fact. I also found that when a next project is set, to use the same camera and same tape so people do not overlap on our work and so we do not have to loose time by re filming scenes. I would hope to avoid having the same problems i had on this project than on a next one.
Friday, April 11, 2008
PRILIM-evaluation
My prilimenary tasks evaluation.
The Idea
Our group worked quickly to come up with our initial idea for our film. All of our group (Tom, Dave, Lee& myself) contributed to the thinking behind our project which was a man who was involved in an affair with another man, but the audience does not find out his affair is with a man at first as he id dressed up to look like woman. As this was a practice project we chose to base the project around camera work rather than an actual storyline. This worked well as we were able to use many different shots due to the nature of our film, it could involve allot of close up shots to portray emotion, and long shots to establish the scene.Therefore we were able to stick to all the requirements needed for this project, for example, shot-reverse-shot and the 180 degree rule. Scripting and Storyboarding For the scripting and storyboarding of this project we split up into two groups. As there was four of us, two of us did the script and two of us did the storyboard. I was storyboarding with Dave, and the storyboard was finished first so Dave& i could help tom and Luke with the scripting. Dave took control of the storyboard, drawing it and numbering the scenes although i did help contribute ideas for shots and positioning of trhe characters. Filming As we needed a certain feel for our production we asked Alastair if we could 'borrow' his house in order to film the establishing shot of the house from outside, and also the key in the door scene. We then went on to film certain parts of our film throughout the school. For example we used the sixth form common room and chairs for the bed scenes. Dave was in charge of filming for the project itself as he did not want to be involved in the acting side of the production. I did not want to act in the film, as i am far from a decent actor! However i agreed to conform as we needed a woman to be in it and i didn't want to disappoint and let our group down. Overall the filming went really well. We managed to get it done in the allotted time and it came out relatively well. The only down side is that project itself could have been of better quality and we could have worked more efficiently to get it finished more quickly. Editing I wasn't heavily involved in the editing process as i did not fully understand the process, but i watched and gave my opinion when lee and tom were doing the editing. I was worried that i would delete some scenes or mix it up without realising so didn't really involve myself as much as i could have done. The software seemed easy to use and my input was mainly speaking about my ideas. We came across some problems, for example we deleted some bits of work by accident, but we managed to re-capture it. We also realised that we needed to re-film some of what we had, which is good as it turned out better than it had originally. Lee and Tom edited mainly and they did a very good job at putting the scenes in the right order and making them merge smoothly from one to another. Dave was in charge of the music and sound effects, he originally wanted to use a song by an artist called 'Nic Nell' as he is a friend of his on myspace and the song was relevant. Nic said that he would send some samples of his work to us to use on the project, however they did not arrive in time and we were not able to use them. Also, our sound from the filming did not show up when transferred onto the computer so we had to dub over it. However, i was away in a lesson when they decided to dub the sound, so Lee had to talk over my parts, putting on a girls voice! The editing actually went really well and I'm disappointed in myself that i didn't get more involved, therefore i will get myself much more involved next time. Overall I think the editing was rather well done and came out nicely considering we did not have a large amount of time to do it as we spent most of out time filming. Conclusion In conclusion, our group worked very well together and the production turned out well. We had a few problems, with absences during filming and storyboarding took a little longer than it should have done, but overall i am happy with our project and think it worked well. I really enjoyed working on this and it has spurred me on to actually plan my time-keeping better so that i have adequate time for my filming and planning. Ithink the whole of our group is pleased with the outcome of this project and have learnt from our mistakes!
:)
-Jasmine
The Idea
Our group worked quickly to come up with our initial idea for our film. All of our group (Tom, Dave, Lee& myself) contributed to the thinking behind our project which was a man who was involved in an affair with another man, but the audience does not find out his affair is with a man at first as he id dressed up to look like woman. As this was a practice project we chose to base the project around camera work rather than an actual storyline. This worked well as we were able to use many different shots due to the nature of our film, it could involve allot of close up shots to portray emotion, and long shots to establish the scene.Therefore we were able to stick to all the requirements needed for this project, for example, shot-reverse-shot and the 180 degree rule. Scripting and Storyboarding For the scripting and storyboarding of this project we split up into two groups. As there was four of us, two of us did the script and two of us did the storyboard. I was storyboarding with Dave, and the storyboard was finished first so Dave& i could help tom and Luke with the scripting. Dave took control of the storyboard, drawing it and numbering the scenes although i did help contribute ideas for shots and positioning of trhe characters. Filming As we needed a certain feel for our production we asked Alastair if we could 'borrow' his house in order to film the establishing shot of the house from outside, and also the key in the door scene. We then went on to film certain parts of our film throughout the school. For example we used the sixth form common room and chairs for the bed scenes. Dave was in charge of filming for the project itself as he did not want to be involved in the acting side of the production. I did not want to act in the film, as i am far from a decent actor! However i agreed to conform as we needed a woman to be in it and i didn't want to disappoint and let our group down. Overall the filming went really well. We managed to get it done in the allotted time and it came out relatively well. The only down side is that project itself could have been of better quality and we could have worked more efficiently to get it finished more quickly. Editing I wasn't heavily involved in the editing process as i did not fully understand the process, but i watched and gave my opinion when lee and tom were doing the editing. I was worried that i would delete some scenes or mix it up without realising so didn't really involve myself as much as i could have done. The software seemed easy to use and my input was mainly speaking about my ideas. We came across some problems, for example we deleted some bits of work by accident, but we managed to re-capture it. We also realised that we needed to re-film some of what we had, which is good as it turned out better than it had originally. Lee and Tom edited mainly and they did a very good job at putting the scenes in the right order and making them merge smoothly from one to another. Dave was in charge of the music and sound effects, he originally wanted to use a song by an artist called 'Nic Nell' as he is a friend of his on myspace and the song was relevant. Nic said that he would send some samples of his work to us to use on the project, however they did not arrive in time and we were not able to use them. Also, our sound from the filming did not show up when transferred onto the computer so we had to dub over it. However, i was away in a lesson when they decided to dub the sound, so Lee had to talk over my parts, putting on a girls voice! The editing actually went really well and I'm disappointed in myself that i didn't get more involved, therefore i will get myself much more involved next time. Overall I think the editing was rather well done and came out nicely considering we did not have a large amount of time to do it as we spent most of out time filming. Conclusion In conclusion, our group worked very well together and the production turned out well. We had a few problems, with absences during filming and storyboarding took a little longer than it should have done, but overall i am happy with our project and think it worked well. I really enjoyed working on this and it has spurred me on to actually plan my time-keeping better so that i have adequate time for my filming and planning. Ithink the whole of our group is pleased with the outcome of this project and have learnt from our mistakes!
:)
-Jasmine
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