Depict! Evaluation

Role in the Process

In our Depict! Production, our group worked well together, sharing out jobs throughout the production process. My role consisted of finalising the pre-production paperwork, briefly staring in the film, operating the camera and doing a portion of the video editing. In terms of pre-production paperwork, I completed: the location release, minutes, production schedule, risk assessments, shot list and storyboard. During the pre-production process, we collaborated, sharing ideas and suggestions throughout. This helped us to develop and expand on our initial ideas. As Oscar and I starred in the film, it was necessary for members of our group to share roles. For example, I operated the camera for scenes which I didn’t star in, and other members of our group operated the camera when I was in the shot. In hindsight, our group should have improved our communication. Therefore, we could have organised times for filming outside of lessons, with all members of our group being present.

The End Product

Overall, our group was pleased with our production’s end product. Continuity in our production was considered throughout, and there were few continuity issues as a result. One possible continuity issue was the fact that I was wearing different clothes in two different shots. However, due to the different filming location, this continuity error is less evident. Furthermore, some of the outdoor shots were filmed on different days. Consequently, the weather conditions were different in some of our shots.

Unfortunately, there were some technical issues in terms of filming our production. For example, some shots were out of focus or had poor exposure. In future, we should watch all footage before moving onto another shot, ensuring that filming issues were detected early in the production process.

In terms of editing, all members of our group helped ensure that our combined vision was portrayed in the final edit. I was pleased the final edit of our Depict! Production, as the pace of the film was maintained throughout and it had a cohesive narrative.

Pre-Production

Overall, our group adhered to the pre-production paperwork well throughout the production process. Thanks to having prepared our film’s cast beforehand filming began, we did not encounter any major issues regarding the talent. However, during filming some of the locations set out in our pre-production paperwork had to be changed, due to poor weather conditions. In future, we should have alternative locations in mind, or be prepared to film outside, in order to prevent delays to the production process. Another shortcoming of our production was the use of limited shot types. We had aimed to use a wider array of shots types in our pre-production paperwork, however due to time constraints and lack of camera experience, some shot types were changed. To combat this, we should have been more prepared to tackle the different shot types before filming began.