What went well? – When we were filming we had built up a plan prior to the filming date on the shots we wanted so that it made it easier on the date. We decided that this was a step we had to take to set ourselves in the right direction to improve on last year’s coursework. In the previous year we filmed coursework of the back of our hands. We decided that it really wasn’t the right idea to follow that procedure again as it hadn’t worked in the previous year. We felt like the plan would give us more time to focus on the quality of the shots and setting up the equipment and actors instead of actually working the plot out on the day. The song we chose was one that everyone liked resulting in us enjoying filming more and having a better understanding of the song.
What didn’t go well? – In majority the shoot for the film went surprisingly well. We used the equipment we had to the best of our ability and we really took time in the edit to focus on the look of the shots by adjusting all significant sliders to get the best out of the raw/original camera shot. The main issue was organising a day to film the music video on. We were all reasonably busy over the summer as we were going away for different periods of time. This gave us very little if any time to film the music video. We decided to shoot on a school day in the end as on Weekends none of us are available. Also, in the video we found it hard to show past and present time.
What will you do/not do next time? – In the future we will definitely do it outside of school to make it more realistic. If we do a video with flashbacks in we will need to make it more clear so the audience doesn't get confused. I believe that by the next time we film, we will be a lot better at editing, therefore it should all look a lot better.
Are you looking to develop on this idea for the actual coursework? – At the moment we believe that this idea will be great for our actual coursework if we spend more time and fully develop it. We are planning on using this song as we have a good understanding about it and already have many storyboards which we like and can use. As we have already done a music video on this song, all we need to do is improve parts and make it more realistic whilst making it easier for the audience to understand.
Were we brave enough, original enough and creative enough? – When asking about the level of braveness we took in terms of filming the coursework I definitely think we were not brave. We didn’t feel the need to take extreme risks and venture into new fields with this specific task due to the fact that it allowed us a lot of room for improvement for the final piece. We stayed very safe in terms of location, camera shots and props. We left it very basic which in-turn also stops you from being original. We will definitely be prepared to take more advanced and dangerous risks when filming the actual task. We want people to be amazed with are final piece so therefore found there to be no need to go all out on the preliminary. I believe we were creative with some of our shots at the time but next time we will plan better shots beforehand.
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