During the making of our Depict short film ‘Mockumentary’ I feel
we did many things well and that the process was a success. The first idea we
had was to make our film different to the rest, as this would make it stand out
from others. We wanted to try to document the difficulties someone could have when
making a film even in a small scale production like ours. we wanted to show the
amount of takes it can take to get the perfect shot, we also wanted to show a
series of interviews with the stars and crew to emphasise how stressful a
filming environment can be, and also show how some jobs are easier than others.
Even though this was just our first idea, I knew it would be different to the
other films and this was a good thing. I feel we all had an important part in
this planning process as we all shared and developed ideas together (Me, Seb
and Callum). I feel my performance in this process was good as I came up with a
lot of the ideas that made it into our final film. Although I couldn’t have done
it without my group to help develop and improve my ideas and ultimately make
them better.
The next thing we had to do was pre-production paper work,
we all took different rolls in this and spread the work load between the three
of us. I took on the role of the shot list and the story board. I feel I did both
these pieces of work to a high standard as I spent multiple hours on each one
and put my maximum effort into them. I tried to implement as much information
and detail in the story board as possible. I think I created detailed sketches
and made it easy to understand with the annotations and writing that I paired
with it. In my opinion I think I could have spent a little bit more time on the
shot list, making sure the camera angle section had more detail as well as the
sound section. Although the sound throughout our film was so similar it was
difficult to add more detail.
The final product we made was to a high standard in my
opinion. I feel I had a good role in the filming process and when I was in the
film myself as Sami ‘soundi’ Montoya. In the film I played the sound guy, for
this role I had to add a comedic edge to the character, which included wearing
a costume that was far too over exaggerated for our production level. I feel I did
well in playing this role as I performed to a high standard throughout the film
and created a good amount of comedy. When I wasn’t on camera I had an important
role in the filming process, and also I was the literal sound man for some of
the scenes, using the boom mic. I think I did good when it came to filming,
which often involved setting up shots and filming. I also think the sound quality
was good, and that I did a good job of keeping the mic out of shot (not
including the scene where I drop the mic on Sam’s head on purpose).
The editing process was also good, and we all had important
roles when it came to it. In my opinion I think I could have improved this
process if I was more involved in the editing, instead of giving Seb ideas and
letting him carry them out. Although I didn’t actually physically edit the film,
I did have an important role in giving Seb the ideas and overall played a large
part in the final outcome of our film.
In conclusion I think our product was a success and that we
created a film that had good comedic value, with solid cinematography to pair with
it.
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