Prelim task

Self Evaluation

1)   Who did you work with and how did you manage the task between you?

I worked with Olivia Seymour and Bonnie Fitch. Each group was assigned a genre. We got horror, i was glad we got horror as I thought it would be a challenge but also good ideas could come from horror.  We got into our group and decided on a basic storyline and characters etc. Bonnie filmed and Olivia and I were mainly featured. I was the main character and Liv was the secondary character. We took a while to think about the storyline to make sure the genre was obvious to the people watching.  

   
   2)   How did you plan your sequence? What processes did you use? What theories did you try to take in to account?

When we got into our groups we planned the story line then added a script to match. We then created a storyboard with all our planned shots on. For example, where we would shoot it, what lighting we would need, how long we would do each shot for to make it interesting for the person watching. We tried to think about the genre and how to make it evident but also scary and mysterious.

3) What technology did you use to complete the task, and how did you use it?

To complete the task we used one of the schools video cameras which we recorded all shots on. We also used our phones to create the flashing effects in the first and end scene and also used the computers at school with premiere, this is what we used to edit what we had filmed and how we actually put the film together as one long clip.

4) What factors did you have to take into account when planning, shooting and editing?

We had to take into account how to actually go about making a horror film as none of us had done it before. As we had to film during the school day it was quite difficult due to the lighting, horror films usually feature low key lighting and eerie settings. We only had around school/ out the front of school to set the film so we had to think carefully about where would have worked best for our genre. We had to think about all the shots we were going to use and how to incorporate them into our filming. When we actually came to shooting it took a few practices to get used to the video camera as none of us had filmed before. We also had to re-do quite a lot of scenes as I kept laughing and couldn't take the part seriously. When editing we used premiere. As I haven't used it in a while it took me a while to start using all the effects etc on all the different scenes but once I knew what I was doing I finished the editing quite quickly and am pleased with my outcome.

5) How successful was your sequence? Please identify what worked well, and with hindsight, what would you improve/do differently? What did others say about your production?

I think our sequence was quite successful. We used all the shots asked and also had dialogue in it. I think the effects and music I used when editing worked really well with the genre we were given as it made it look quite mysterious and eerie. I also think we used the spaces we had carefully as they also matched our genre. There was parts of the sequence that almost looked like a parody of a horror film, like we were trying to turn it into a comedy and mock the horror genre. Next time I think I would try to equal out the time for filming and editing as for this task I ran out of time to edit as much as I would have liked to. Most of our feedback from the people in our class and also the people in other classes was good. We had no marks out of 10 below 7. Mostly all of the comments about the Mise En Scene were around 9 out of 10, the feedback of the music and effects was that they matched well to the genre. I think our outcome was quite successful however next time I would want to practise the script more so I could take it more seriously. I enjoyed making the film.

6) What have you learnt from completing this task? Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing the rest of your foundation coursework, do you think?

From completing this task I have learnt how to prepare to film for a specific task what we need to do. E.g plan the script and timings etc, it is also very useful to have a storyboard to refer back to at each different scene. I also had more practice using Premiere which will help me in the long run when doing more filming and editing. What I have learnt with this task will definitely  help me when completing the rest of the foundation coursework as I will know how to use the video camera and also how to edit. Knowing how much time to spend on planning will also be useful and it will mean I wont waste valuable filming/ editing time.

Peer evaluation