There are many things that I wish I had done differently for this project but I am happy that I get the chance next year to add what I didn't do this year to next years project. One of the big things that I think I need to improve on next year is my organisation and my timing. I found that when it came round to actually filming my film, I did not leave myself enough time to get enough clips filmed and edited which resulted in my final film not being the best quality that it could be. And so the target that I set myself for next years project is to make sure I get my film filmed and edited from near the start and so I have time to go back and add or take out extra clips in order to get my film to a higher standard.
When filming my film, I ended up filming on a camera phone and so the quality of my final film was not the best that it could have been because the camera kept shaking in areas and due to the fact that I did not film enough clips, it resulted in my having to use the clips with the camera shaking. Also the sound in the film clips was not that great although when I had planned it, I was determined to ensure that the audience could hear each footsteps on the leaves without it sounding muffled. I then went out and brought myself a Nikon video camera even though it was after the deadline for my final film. Therefore, my target that I am setting myself for next year is to use the correct equipment for filming in order to get it at a better quality when it comes to the final product.
When making the opening two minutes for my film and watching it back, I realized that it did come across as more of a trailer rather than an opening of a film and so therefore next time I need to make sure I am reading the task over twice and so I am fully aware of what the task is asking me to do. However, this is also to do with the fact that I did not film enough clips and so I had to insert more production credits to make the opening of my film longer to meet the target length which is not something that I intended to do from the beginning.
Things that I would do differently next year when doing the next production is to just organised myself effectively and plan out my time efficiently and so I am not leaving everything to the last minute. By doing this, it will give me time to go through everything and ensure that it is all at the best standard that I can achieve but also go back and look at areas for improvement.
Specific Targets -
Mise-en-scene - The target that I would set myself for next year on the setting is to try and use something that not many people would manage to do such as a hospital or a cemetery rather than a woods where most of the class had chosen. This is because it was something that was easy to do and is one of the main settings that are associated with the horror genre.
Camera Composition - My target for use of the Camera is to add a more varied amount of different camera shots and so there is more dimension and depth in the final product. By doing this, it will allow the audience to take the film more seriously and it will look more like a film.
Editing - The main target that I am setting myself for next year is to make sure that I have filmed enough clips whether they are good or bad and so I have enough clips to edit in and out of my film. By doing his, it will not matter if I do have too many clips as I could always have bloopers at the end but I would have enough clips to play around with and practice different editing techniques such at cutting from one clip to another to see which one would work best for my next task that I do.
Sound - When doing the sound for my film next year, I need to give myself enough time to create my own soundtrack for the film as it was something that I had planned to do this year but unfortunately did not work out. By doing this, I could hopefully pick up a few marks but also, the whole of the production would be original and something that I had achieved individually.
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