Reflection

In one lesson of media, we had to go to the drama room and get some props and costumes. my partners and i thought this would be a problem as we didnt think we would be allowed but we were! we were so glad because if we weren't allowed it would have set us back a few days as at the beginning we didnt manage time the best but when we got the stuff we went straight into filming and then we got the hang of filming quick
and it was a success

Reflection

Whilst filming the flashback scenes, it started to rain, 

this was making it difficult for sascha and I as we had limited time to film. Overall we had to wait for the rain to stop and then film, In the mean time we came up with a lot more ideas for the film which we added to the film which I think made it better.

While filming we had trouble with the lights in the office as we had no one to hold them, so instead we angled then up as well as using natural light. I think this made the film a lot better.

media evaluation

Year 10 Media Arts Film Noir Style Production – Term 02 Mr. Andrews

 

Self-reflection and evaluation:

 

Please answer each question using complete sentences, including as much detail as possible.

 

 

Discuss your feelings about the production task: Please justify your responses:

·      Are you satisfied with the result? (i.e. did it turn out as well as you hoped?)

I am extremely satisfied with my final result as everything I had planned and thought out came to life in my film, Every angle every sound every prop and costume was perfect and was the exact thing I was thinking of when I thought about what the film should be about and what it should look like, so I am extremely happy with the final result,

·      Did the project require more/less time than you originally thought?

The project took the perfect amount of time that I thought, we didn’t need to re film anything and we didn’t need to do anything else, we shot for 1 day at school in the office setting and the next day we shot outside at school in a street. So overall it went for the perfect amount of time as I originally thought it would.. maybe even less,

·      Would like to change or improve any aspects of your final film (storyline, shots, editing etc.)?

The only thing I would change in the film would not be the storyline, or the shots or editing it would have to be my style of acting and my partners. If we had an actual male play the part of the detective the story and dramatic impact would have been more effective. Also if we had enough time I would have liked to put a voiceover over it to help the audience hear what the characters were saying clearly instead of it being mumbled.

·      If you could start the project again, what would you do differently?

If we were to start the project again I would want to speak louder when we were filming so that way we wouldn’t have had to do a voice over and it would have run more smoothly. There is nothing else I would want to do differently except the sound. 

 

As this task focused on the Film Noir Style, describe: 

·      How you used specific elements of mise-en-scene to depict your film’s genre and enhance the narrative? 

We used it very well as the setting seemed like this was shot in the early 19's, we also used costume and props to make it seem like it was in that time and drama genre.  Also the acting style was very 19's as this helped enhance the story.

·      How you used specific shot types to convey the story using visual language?

We used specific shot types well to convey the story using visual language well, we wanted the detective to be suspicious so we used close ups and the visual language helped him seem mysterious. This helped make the story line clear.

·      Whether the intended genre is depicted clearly or if this could be improved?

I think the intended genre was clear, the music made the drama genre clear as it was dramatic music. Also the colouring of the film as well as the costumes and characters made it very clear to the audience.

 

Personal reflection and evaluation: 

After your previous task, you were asked to reflect upon the project and identify aspects of planning, production and reflection, which could be improved. Please explain which aspect you chose to focus on for this task and how you have made improvements.

I chose to focus on editing, this task since i edited the film i think i have really improved as it runs a lot smoother and the storyline is much more clear. Overall I am very pleased with my improvements.

 

Reflecting upon your completed task, respond to the following points:

·      How did other people respond to your rough-edit? Did you use their feedback to make changes to the film?

Other people loved the rough edit, I showed it to my grandparents and my mum and they all said it looked like a professional film! that was very good to hear and encouraging but the only thing they thought we needed to change was the sound of the people speaking as it was very hard to hear. We used their feedback well and that helped us make good changes to our film

      Did your group use the planning and analysis tools effectively? (ingredients list, storyboards, shot lists).

My group did very well when it came to using the planning, Every time we shot a scene or a sequence we would always use the storyboard and the shot lists so we knew what we needed to film next and what the next shot would look like, it helped us when we had to angle the camera just right.

·      Were there any problems or difficulties during filming and how did this affect your project. (Difficulties may include; shooting, technical, time-management, teamwork, absences or editing etc.);

The only problem we had was one of the group members couldn't make it to the second day of shooting so myself and sascha had to film and act on our own, and then it started to rain heavily so we had to act quick, protect the camera from rain whilst checking the shotlist to see if we were filming correctly. Other then that we didn't have any other problems as we were very organised and had good team work skills and good time management.

·      Discuss whether you undertook adequate and detailed reflection to support your work? (Look at your blogs and consider if it looks like a terms worth of work);

I think this term I did not undertake enough detail in my blog to support my work as I was to busy focusing on editing the film and acting. I know that this is something I will defiantly need to improve on, It does look like work but not as much as a term’s worth of reflections and blog posts.. not as much as I would have liked.