In order to progress into our A2 we need to reflect on the choices we made to create our film opening. Our final product was 'Roads', an independent comedy film about a girl facing many social realism issues. There were lots of positive aspects but equally some negative aspects, which we will use as a learning curve as we go onto create our trailer.
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Our creativity in the film opening was fairly innovative and varied. From the start of the project, we knew we wanted a specific colour palette to draw our audience in and also convey certain messages about the character. We also tried to incorporate our own credits into the props in the character's life. Although, this is an original and effective idea, our creation with the props were limited as it did not reflect the right messages to audiences, nor did they look realistic or natural.
Post-Production
Our editing skills developed massively during the project as we discovered different ways to use iMovie to make the film opening look how we wanted. However, I would have been more careful in hindsight, to ensure all our continuity to correct.
Our editing skills developed massively during the project as we discovered different ways to use iMovie to make the film opening look how we wanted. However, I would have been more careful in hindsight, to ensure all our continuity to correct.
Digital Technology
Our use of the Cannon DSLR cameras, iMovie, microphones and other technologies helped us to gain the understanding and skills to create a decent piece of media, which are transferrable to A2 work. I would have liked to have experimented with iMovie more and use the detailing that was accessible to us.
Our use of the Cannon DSLR cameras, iMovie, microphones and other technologies helped us to gain the understanding and skills to create a decent piece of media, which are transferrable to A2 work. I would have liked to have experimented with iMovie more and use the detailing that was accessible to us.
Real Media Conventions
Although we each did sufficient research into the kind of convents that occurs in real film openings, the actual process of transferring those idea into our own film was limited. In fact after our third edit, we decided to re-brainstorm comic ideas and recognise what kind of camera shots and props are used in comedies to display a modern comedy film on screen.
Research and Planning
By our third day of shooting, we should have redrafted our storyboard so we had a clearer idea in our heads of what the opening would look like and it would have also meant that we were more prepared when it came to reshooting.
Sound
In hindsight I would have preferred a different choice of music for the duration of the film opening as I do not think it represented the character's state of mind in the way that I wanted it to. We could have searched on epidemicsounds.com (a copyright free website) for longer to source the appropriate choice of music for our piece. An previous to this we should have brainstormed what we would expect sound wise from the visuals. While recording the sound for our AS piece we did experiment with a variety of different technologies such as microphones and camera phones and also learnt how to enhance the sound on iMovie, which are skills we can transfer when we come to creating our film trailer.
Costume, Makeup, Set and Props
As mentioned in the creativity section I think the props needed to be made more realistic and in order to do this more planning had to have taken place so we knew where to source the correct props or materials to make the props.
We learnt early on in filming that the our mise-en-scene did not appear realistic on screen (for example, the bedroom did not appear to belong to a teenage girl) so we chose to develop the set and props further to make it realistically appropriate for the character.
Cinematography/ Camera work
We should have experimented more with different camera angles and recognised which ones in particular are used in comedy films and done a comparison of them all as I feel this would have made an impact on the overall effectiveness of our film opening, especially if we followed more of the comic conventions.
Performance
Our direction for actor was organised and effective as we had planned out the exact characteristic of Ebony's role. This enabled us to tell her how the character, Samantha was behave in particular situations and the kind of stance, attitude, facial expressions, gait and vocals she would have.
Previous to this, we also had a clear script, shooting and decided to talent source a selection of drama students to ensure our actor would perform well. These are techniques that I think we should also use in our A2 work.
Although we each did sufficient research into the kind of convents that occurs in real film openings, the actual process of transferring those idea into our own film was limited. In fact after our third edit, we decided to re-brainstorm comic ideas and recognise what kind of camera shots and props are used in comedies to display a modern comedy film on screen.
Research and Planning
By our third day of shooting, we should have redrafted our storyboard so we had a clearer idea in our heads of what the opening would look like and it would have also meant that we were more prepared when it came to reshooting.
Sound
In hindsight I would have preferred a different choice of music for the duration of the film opening as I do not think it represented the character's state of mind in the way that I wanted it to. We could have searched on epidemicsounds.com (a copyright free website) for longer to source the appropriate choice of music for our piece. An previous to this we should have brainstormed what we would expect sound wise from the visuals. While recording the sound for our AS piece we did experiment with a variety of different technologies such as microphones and camera phones and also learnt how to enhance the sound on iMovie, which are skills we can transfer when we come to creating our film trailer.
Costume, Makeup, Set and Props
As mentioned in the creativity section I think the props needed to be made more realistic and in order to do this more planning had to have taken place so we knew where to source the correct props or materials to make the props.
We learnt early on in filming that the our mise-en-scene did not appear realistic on screen (for example, the bedroom did not appear to belong to a teenage girl) so we chose to develop the set and props further to make it realistically appropriate for the character.
Cinematography/ Camera work
We should have experimented more with different camera angles and recognised which ones in particular are used in comedy films and done a comparison of them all as I feel this would have made an impact on the overall effectiveness of our film opening, especially if we followed more of the comic conventions.
Performance
Our direction for actor was organised and effective as we had planned out the exact characteristic of Ebony's role. This enabled us to tell her how the character, Samantha was behave in particular situations and the kind of stance, attitude, facial expressions, gait and vocals she would have.
Previous to this, we also had a clear script, shooting and decided to talent source a selection of drama students to ensure our actor would perform well. These are techniques that I think we should also use in our A2 work.
Good content here, Lucy - well done! How about experimenting with some of the other formats, like POWTOON or EMAZE? Ms L.
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