Depict Evaluation

                                                                 Depict Evaluation-

We were assigned to create a ninety second production; It meant that to create a ninety second production we were responsible for making sure we had: a story board, a shot list, talent release forms, finding locations and budgeting.For this production, we were not only doing the planning of the production but we would also be responsible for the actual filming process as well as post production work.

When we were assigned the task, as a group we had to think of ideas of what we wanted to do for our production. So we started off by making a mind map of possible ideas we wanted to do. We were very drawn to the idea of doing a horror-comedy; the genre is what we all enjoyed watching so we knew it would be fun to create a horror-comedy. We also knew that because we enjoyed horror-comedy’s it would be easier to include the iconography of a horror-comedy into it and be precise with the details we wanted to include ,like blood . When also thinking of ideas we started to think of what locations we wanted to film our production, so we started to list locations as we knew that we wanted it to be in an outside area to create a chase scene. Having ideas helped us paint a picture in our head of what we wanted our film to look like. After discussing ideas we knew we wanted to include a a chase scene as well as a cooking scene to include the comedy side to it.

Once we got the ideas and decided on what we wanted to do the next part was to start planning and fill out documents before we did any filming. The documents I had to fill and was responsible for were: shot list, production schedule and risk assessment. As a group we decided to contribute and take it in turns to fill out the minutes and we all did the talent release forms together. We all contributed to these forms cause we thought it would be easier to share that so then no one would forget. I was responsible for shot list which means I had to write out each shot. This means I wrote out: where the location would be, the narrative of that shot, what type of shot we are doing (for an example long shot or establishing shot) and the type of sound or music that will be used in that shot. It was important that the shot list got done so we had a pedantic plan that could help us in the production process. The production schedule was also important as it had to be detailed and correct because it was giving the information of when we were filming and also editing. Then I had the role of the risk assessment, this was significant to do as there is always risks when it comes to production work as well working outside. Personally I think I contributed a lot when it came to filling out documents, I made sure they were filled out on time and made sure they were detailed enough.

I think for most of it the planning did reflect on the finished work we had. Even though we changed a lot, we still stuck to the main idea of what we wanted to do. Not only that, but if we didn’t plan I don’t think the film would of turned out how it did as well as realising that we needed to adjust some plans to improve our production. When it came to planning we were very optimistic with what we wanted to achieve. We realised that adding too much into a ninety second production wouldn’t be helpful and would make it hard when it came to the post production section.In my opinion, I think it was helpful that we changed plans while filming as it was helping us improve and create solutions and work as a team.

Throughout the filming we made a lot of changes. Originally, we had a bystander scene that would show a random person finding a dead body. We realised that it wouldn’t work well in with the production cause it didn’t make sense and would also be wasting production time. So to improve this we had added a missing poster at the end so the audience could understand the main plot without making it more confusing by adding loads of shots. There was also changes when it came to the chase scene; we had problems due to the weather so we had to make some changes and have the chase scene be shot in the daytime. Our solution was to put the first scene in black and white to keep some of the continuity so when it came to the chase scene it didn’t look terribly different. It also means that when it comes to the cooking scene the colours would come out more vibrant and make the film more light hearted and have the comedy aspect come into the production.

Personally I think the cooking scene was successful. It was successful because it went to plan and how we imagined. It went successful because the camera quality was good and managed to stay in focus. Along side that, the lighting was good which helped with the camera quality especially when we wanted because it was going to bring the comedy aspect to into it. Not only that, but in post production editing went successful which brought the scene together. We added effects such as tv static filters and music which worked really well together and made it better than we imagined. Another scene that I thought was successful was the opening scene to our production. It was successful because at first I was curious how we were going to make sure the quality was good when shooting at night. However,  it turned out great cause we made sure to bring good lighting and it helped to keep the camera in focus. We also managed to film the scenes we needed quite quickly; we expected for it to take quite a long time but because we all worked well together it made the filming process efficient.

When looking back and watching the film we created, I already knew that there were improvements that needed to be made.Improvements I saw that needed to be made was the chase scene.When coking up with the idea of a chase scene we knew it would be hard to film and it would take longer time compared to other scenes. It needs to be improved because there wasn’t a lot of continuity in this scene; in the opening scene the character is wearing no coat and when it jumps to the chase scene the character is wearing a coat . This is because it was filmed in the day time as well as their being poor weather conditions. To improve this next time I will make sure to check the weather forecast when planning out the production schedule. It meant that this scene also affected post production work as the chase scene didn’t flow because of cutting out certain clips so it could make more sense for the audiences point of view. Another scene that needed to be improved was the credit roll scene. It was the first scenes to be filmed meaning it was something we definitely needed to improve as we were learning by doing when going through the whole filming process. When in post production we realised the credit roll scene was out of focus meaning we had to spend time editing to make it a little bit more clear. To do this we had to go on colour (Adobe premiere 2021) and raise the saturation; we came up with the solution to add effects like tv static to make it look like it was on purpose and a posture we got out of it was that it improved it a little bit because it made sense to the film.

Overall, I enjoyed this project. I was able to get creative and think outside of the box with how I wanted the outcome of my film to look like. What I enjoyed the most however, was being able to learn and understand how to work a camera. I have never used a camera before  especially to entertain others so it was interesting to explore and look at it from the perspective of a creator. It was fun being able to work with people I wouldn’t usually work with as our ideas bounced off of each other and everyone has interesting imaginations which helped improve the film; as well as understanding how much time goes into pre-production, production and post-production work.