Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your full product?

There were many mishaps during the preliminary task that caused it to be worse than it should’ve been. The main example of this is that no one in my group, including myself, was willing to appear on-screen. We also spent more time planning it than we needed. As a result, the shooting was rather rushed when we finally got around to it. The variety of different angle shots we took was able to aid us in deciding on angles for the final product. It also allowed us to gain our first experience of working in a group where individuals came up with ideas that would positively affect the shooting process. We were also able to divide up the responsibilities for the shooting and editing processes in a way that benefitted the group. All editing choices were made with full agreement, as well as the soundtrack and title of the film.

Audience feedback was fairly positive and the majority said that they would be willing to watch the rest of the film if given the chance. The only significant problem that audience feedback showed was the difficulty in understanding the familial relationship between Rachel and Joseph. However, we anticipated this problem and tried to address it as well as we could by carefully selecting the title of the film to convey this point. The most important thing I have learned about film making is that it is very difficult to foresee unexpected problems that can occur during all stages of the film-making process.