Post 8: Production Report

PRODUCTION PROCESS

How did the shoot go? and What problems did you encounter? 

The footage we shot as a group was generally okay. We came across a number of problems during filming, one being that we didn't leave enough time between the Clapper Board and the actors speaking, which caused problems during editing as our shots we captured were very short. Another problem that arose was that as a group we accidentally recorded  over some of our film, which meant we had to re-film certain sections making sure the actors wore the same costumes and looked the same so there were no continuity errors in our final outcome.

How did you over come these problems? 

We over come these problems by staying calm and organised, making sure that everyone in our group knew what they were doing and what needed to be done. We re-filmed the sections/scenes we lost as quick and efficiently as possible, so that we could crack on with our editing.

How well did you work as team?  

I feel and believe we worked well as team because we were able to plan and divide out the different aspects of the task between the four of us so we all had an even amount of work to do, also so that we could get the project finished to the best of our abilities as a group. We were able to help and guide one another and was easy and comfortable to share and contribute ideas and everyone listened to what each member of the group had to say.

What do you think of the footage you shot? 

Overall I would say our footage is generally okay for a first attempt, but now feel that after learning all the different techniques and aspects behind the scenes in media (such as camera skills and important tips and facts)  that we could have created a much better short film, but would have needed more time.

Are there any areas for improvement in the technical execution? 

- leave a 5 second pre-role in between each shoot which would have left more time between each line and director saying action, making it slightly easier to capture our shots during editing.

- Also there is one shot that is slightly out of focus, so if have enough time at end, will have to re shoot, if not instead will just have to make sure that next time we always check that the camera is fully in focus for each take to prevent and blurry or out of focus shots.

Now as a consequence of the footage we shot, we may have to re shoot certain shots from scene three due to that fact that one or two of the shots jump together which was not the original effect we wanted to create.

- An improvement for next time would be for the actors to repeat movements, too help avoid any quick, sharp edits/cuts, so that each shot moves smoothly into another, rather than chopping to next scene.

-Over filming sections and scenes from different angles would also help as would give more footage to work with and would have made the piece more interesting.

Have you abided by the rules of continuity? 

I believe we have abided the rules of continuity as we have not crossed the 180 degree line and have made sure that our eye lines match up. We have included everything that was specified in the brief which included of match on action, 180 degree rule and the 30 degree rule in our short film. We have tried to make each shot flow smoothly into one another to create a finished clean piece.