In creating this short film, for the most part everyone in my group was everything in that we all had a say in each step of the way. In the beginning we all brainstormed together what the plot should be, and came up with the general idea.Ali took the initiative to map out the storyboard and turn our scattered ideas we had into a reality. We all worked on the filming together; we discussed the shots and angles, and filmed the necessary shots. The biggest role I played in the film-making process is the editing; I put together the opening and closing animations and edited each shot to fit in accordance to the beats in the music. Most of the shots are four beats long, some double, and depending on where in the song it falls there are cuts in particular places that I thought would look and sound good. Ali and I got together to decide what order the shots should be in, how the story should develop, and then I finished with the editing process.
Like every other group working together on a project, the work is never evenly distributed, but overall we worked well together and we are all very proud of what we have created. Pre-production we all heard each other out and put together all of our ideas; the production process was the most strenuous, because of certain conflicting opinions, but was generally successful; the post-production process went smoothly.
We thought it would be interesting to create a film in which there are cuts between two stories at the same time – parallel editing. We decided everyone has his or her own morning routines, and putting them together became an interesting short-film! The film is about a girl who wakes up early to shower, get dressed, eat and look good for school, taking her time, while simultaneously the boy falls out of bed running around grabbing a quick breakfast and running out to door to school – both following their normal morning routines. The film ends with a twist – it’s Saturday!
One of the films strengths is the music. 5 Years Time is a perfect song with its “boopy” tune and bouncy tone, it gives the effect that everything is all right and normal, and I love that it is such a happy feeling. I also like the shots we included and that you never get bored with all the sudden cuts. A weakness in the film is that we have no shots of him running on roads besides his neighborhood, I think that is off-throwing. Also we have no footage of her transportation to school, you just assume she drives when she grabs her keys. There are a few other glitches I couldn’t work out and we couldn’t re-film, but in general nothing too major.
My favorite “scene” would be the four-second shot of Josh drinking the milk. It adds a comedic tone to the film and along with his “approval” look in the mirror, it gives his character a personality.
Although I knew film-making is a process, I learned of the real frustrations of creating a film from scratch. Everything from coming up with a plot that isn’t idiotic, to getting actors, to filming, to editing is a difficult thing to organize and put together successfully. Besides the stress and arguments that came in the package I think for the most part we were extremely successful, and it was worth it because all the work we put into this short-film paid off!
We incorporated a variety of cinematic techniques. Parallel editing was utilized throughout the film. It was appropriate because it showed what both characters were doing at the same time. It showed that she woke up earlier than him; it showed him rushing and her just casually going about her day. This was probably the most important technique we used. Other techniques we used were certain shots. We used tracking shot twice with Elana, when she was walking through her house and when she was rushing up to the school. This added variety to our sudden straight-on shots.We also used shots with the reflection of the mirror, which was interesting to see the character from a different perspective, looking at themselves. One other technique we used was a shot from the ground as Josh runs by – it adds to the suspense of him running and also gives the film variety.
Throughout my film career (which has already lasted longer than Conan at 11:35), I have learned an abundance about the creation of films and movies, from conceiving a story to sending out DVDs. After every production, I make sure to take time and reflect on how the shoot went – what went well and what didn’t. The production of my group’s final project, “Turds to Birds” was an invaluable educational experience for me and the rest of the team.
I held a few roles on this production, namely, assistant director, cinematographer, director of photography, and post production. For the most part, I was pleased with the group’s dynamics. Some of us had other events that were prioritized higher than this project which definitely cut into the quality of the film. We had a short production meeting a few days before the taping; although, as the group decided to change the plot of the film on the day of filming, there was little time to script out a well-thought out story with rich character development. For example, Lauren’s character suddenly gets angry at the end of the film and starts talking differently, unlike the first few minutes of the film. This could have likely been avoided by having a set script in advance with a full shot list and storyboards. That would have also helped us film in a shorter period of time. We exceeded planned taping time by over an hour. I was otherwise happy working with the cast. They were good at coming up with literary and cinematic elements of the script over the course of the production day. I chose to take on the task of recording the video and post-production because I have a lot of experience editing, and I wanted to edit what is my third short film. I uploaded each draft to YouTube, requesting through a Facebook thread that the group look at the video and give me any feedback – positive or negative.
Our original idea for the film was to create an instructional video showing the steps to do the “Jerk,” a dance move from a popular music video on YouTube (hence the name of our “production company” – Jerk Productions). We ran into trouble on production day because we could not figure out how to cut it down into small steps while being clear to the audience. Because the group wanted to still include dancing and music in the video, we decided on changing the story to a weight-loss-infomercial-gone-wrong story for the final draft. Our final story shows how Lauren’s character is frustrated with not being able to lose weight, so she tries out an infomercial claiming that it will help her lose all the weight that she wants to lose. She ends up being better than the trainers themselves, and she never loses any weight.
Compared to my past videos and short films, I would consider “Turds to Burds” to be on the less successful end. I was unhappy with the story; if we spent more time planning it out then not only would it have made more sense, I would also have had the time and opportunity to plan my shots by making a shot list and a storyboard. That would also have helped to cut down on production time. Another weakness of this project was the quality of the audio recording. As we shot in a very echoic room, voices were not always clear. Also, because we played music a bit too loud during the recording, it made it harder to add better quality sound in post production while also keeping the voices crisp and clear. Other then choosing a different room and projecting more, we could have used lavaliere microphones or a boom microphone in order to capture higher quality direct sound. One of the biggest problems in the editing room was that the talents started their lines just frames after I said “rolling.” They also often laughed at the end of a scene. The combination of the two caused troubles because I often had no way to cut the beginning or end of a shot without including me saying “rolling” or them laughing.
One major thing that we should have avoided was using a location without permission. In the real world, if you do not have written permission to tape and you get caught, you can not only get fined and sent to jail, but your footage can also be confiscated on the spot.
My favorite cinematic shot from the film is the low angle shot of Gavin when he says, “Hey turd, get up! I don’t care about your nails!” The shot was beautifully composed, and the light clips behind Gavin’s head, making it look like what Lauren’s character saw when she fell. The original purpose of the shot was simply a low angle shot of Gavin, but I the realized that it was an excellent point-of-view shot from Lauren’s perspective.
Other than the audio problems, the biggest thing I will change for my next short film would be to enforce the group to be present at a production meeting where we would plan the story, script, and shots. Organization and order are key if you want to have a successful shoot and a professional looking final production. I learned this the hard way at Northwestern this summer at a film program, where I did not plan a detailed shot list with storyboards. I had to stop production and create them before I went on with the taping for the day. If I did not do that, I would certainly have not shot everything that I needed to get. My second film shoot, a short film written by Rachel Dicker that was filmed at my house, was much more successful because I knew that it was absolutely necessary to have a shot list, storyboards, and a schedule to the minute for the entire day. Because we had none of these elements ready in time for our final project production, it is clear that there are elements that could have been improved and problems that could have been eliminated. Also, I should have tried to make sure that we had a script beforehand and enforce sticking with it and changing it as little as possible.
I think that the most important thing that this project emphasized to me was that one must spend a lot of time planning a film in order to have a good looking film. While it may look fine to the untrained eye, as a result of my past experiences, I think it is clear through the rest of this paper that there were many problems that could have been avoided if we spent a little more time working out all aspects of the production.
During the production of this film, we did not have go out of our way to reach the minimum required five cinematic techniques. The most-used element would be the wide shot. It was used to show large groups of people in one shot, while also giving a sense of where they are. The modified angle shots (low angle and high angle) were used to show lack of power (high angle… used when Lauren falls with the weights and when she first asks the trainers to join the program) and total control (low angle… when Gavin tells Lauren to stop complaining about her nails and to get up). I used desaturated color in the opening shot in order to help convey a sense of frustration and sadness, in addition to what she was saying on camera. Also, during the phone call title sequence, I chose a very stressful sounding sound bite to help show Lauren’s lack of comfort. We utilized the jump cut and title cards in order to convey a sense of time change without actually showing an event for its full duration. For example, during each vignette, the viewer only sees about ten seconds of footage, while in reality it could have been happening for hours. The title cards made an even bigger jump in time because they blatantly say “two weeks later.” Another type of shot we used was the close-up. When Jessica was yelling at Lauren for the first time, I decided to go to a close-up of Jessica because it showed the anger on her face more clearly than a simple wide-shot. For the opening shot of Gavin’s Weight Class, I decided to use split-screen so the user could compare who was picking up the weights.
In conclusion, this production was a valuable learning experience for me and my group. While I might be more critical of my own work because of my experiences and prior knowledge, as a whole I am happy with how it came out. I have been getting mostly good feedback regarding the film. My only suggestion for the class as a whole would be to spend a little more time teaching the basics of creating a short film and the basics of editing and editing theory. Quite a few groups have asked me how to do something or what the best way would be to edit, while they have never even used iMovie before. As a whole, I really enjoyed this semester of “The Rhetoric of the Moving Image.” It was a good refresher course after my experiences at Northwestern film camp this summer, while giving me a new perspective on the various parts of film. Cut… this paper is a wrap!
Dreams Come True by Monster’s Inc. is a complete indie film with a complete set of an amateur director, editor, cinematographer, and actors. In the process of developing the plot of our film, all members of the group were very determined and excited. It was my first time experiencing anything like this, which gave me high hopes for the outcome of our film. In the beginning, before shooting, we assigned everyone specific roles to be carried out during the making of this film; however, many roles changed including mine. Previously, I was to be one of the actors and the screenwriter, yet I became the director and the screenwriter. To be honest, our group did not start out with a laid-down script to memorize lines from, but actually planned and created as we went. We decided this would create a more natural, less-planned look as well as lessen the awkwardness for the actors. In order to carry out this process, all the actors, director, cinematographer, and editor had to work together to smoothly convey the story. Basically, my job as the screenwriter was to translate the Korean language into English, which was quite difficult in some ways in that like any other language, it is very hard to equally shift the feeling or exact meaning from one language to another. However, I will not complain because the member who put in the most time and was the most stressed was probably the editor, Lois; therefore, I think she is the MVP. I have helped in some areas of the editing process and from that small experience, I immediately realized how frustrating and time consuming it can be, especially with the limited skills and knowledge as an editor. Our film, Dreams Come True, is based on a Korean story I read on the internet a few years ago with a few changes here and there. In a brief summary, our film is about how someone’s dreams can greatly affect the fate of another. A friend dreams about another friend being followed by a ghost wearing a red kimono. Judging by the appearance of the ghost, the friend (dreamer) lies to the ghost and misleads it to a different road. The next day, the dreamer has the same dream except that this time instead of the ghost, a very friendly looking person wearing all white asks which way the friend went. Judging by this appearance, the dreamer is relieved and tells the person which way the friend went. As the person walks away, the dreamer sees the bottom of the red kimono under the white coat and realizes that this person is the same ghost as the night before. Basically, the dreamer unintentionally gave away the friend to the ghost. The time I first read this a few years ago, the story was quite surprising and freaky; however, shot as a film, it did not turn out the same way. I think our film can be more praised as separate shots rather than a whole film telling a story. The scene I remember most while shooting is during the second dream where Jane and Paul collide with one another as Paul is running away from the ghost. As the director, that is, honestly, the one scene I remember the clearest due to all of my effort explaining over and over again how it should be shot. The technical issues as well as the sun setting too quickly were all obstacles hard to overcome. One of the film’s strengths is that it is a foreign film. During this course, we have watched many foreign films and I’ve learned to appreciate them. We thought as a group that it would be more interesting to speak in a different language and then use subtitles. We also used a director’s cameo in the beginning of the film and also utilized the match-line cut inspired by North by Northwest. The many weaknesses in our film are as said before, the limited technical and skilful knowledge as well as the lack of the smooth flow of the film as a whole. Although this film did not turn out the way I’d expected it to be, I am still proud that we made a movie, although very amateur, on our own, and that I really did enjoy it. The main five cinematic aspects that were used to communicate visual information were the Dutch/tilted angles, low angles, subjective point of view shots, an extreme close-up, and a long take. The Dutch and low angles were primarily used while shooting the ghost. These angles gave a queer, abnormal, and powerful feeling; components that define a ghost. The subjective point of view shots were used to show what it was like to be in the shoes of Paul, the friend running away from the ghost. The extreme close-up of Jane’s eyes was utilized to express her shock when realizing what has happened, and finally, the long take in the beginning of the film showing the three friends talking about nightmares created a rather smooth effect than it would have with several different shots. By creating our own film, I became to appreciate the many movies I have watched in the past because now I know how it feels to go through all the difficulties of making a film. Considering the fact that our film is only about five minutes while those in the theatres are hours long clearly amazed me in a way I have never been before. I have realized that it takes so much patience and so much time and effort to develop the perfect shot that taking a year or two to create a complete movie is now not unbelievable at all. I have even thought for a second of becoming involved in the movie industry myself, but then came back down to reality after watching our finished masterpiece-not really a master piece.
The making of the film, A Boy and His Box was a great experience for me and everybody else who helped out during the process. Asian Chris Productions was made of about ten people and whenever we were working on the film everybody was always enjoying themselves, while using all the stuff that I had learned in Rhetoric.
In our film we used many different cinematic techniques; the most major one was probably the three minute montage. We felt that the best way to tell the story of this boy and his box was to put it into montage form, that way instead of just boring shot after shot there would be variation and we would be able to put the shots in any order that we would want. Without the montage we felt like the story would just be boring and it would have been a pretty bland film that would be easily overlooked. Another cinematic technique we had used was the low angle shot used to film the box on the roof. In this scene we could’ve just had the shot taken from the roof as well to provide an eye-level shot but instead we wanted to make the box look like it was taking more of a risk, and that it was in a really high up place, with the possibility of it falling. Another thing we did with this one shot is that we took it early in the morning to get low key lighting. We wanted to put low key lighting in this scene because we wanted to make it look more like the box was blending in and it actually could have been used as camouflage in certain situations instead of just making this entire film a joke. This scene was the hardest scene to capture from the entire film. For this scene a few members of Asian Chris Productions stayed up the entire night just so we could get this shot in the morning. Getting on to the roof provided a more difficult challenge since it was really cold outside. I had to get some gloves and my roof was a lot steeper than I thought. Once I was up on the top of my roof we encountered another problem, which was getting the box up there. We finally came up with a solution after many minutes of trying to throw the box onto my roof when putting the box on a long stick and moving it up to the roof. Another cinematic element that we used in the creation of A Boy and His Box was the long shot. This was our basic type of shot, and we decided to do this instead of medium shots or close-ups because we thought it was a better idea to give the viewer a better idea of the setting and where the box was in relation to everybody else in the area. The fifth cinematic element we used was the eye-level medium shot for the first scene where the two characters are talking about the box. We used this type of shot just to show the characters and for everybody to understand what was going on and to understand the main point of the film. We chose this type of shot over everything else because we felt that this was the best way to show two characters talking without any bias towards the characters and so that everybody could understand what was going on.
My role in the group was originally to create the story and film it but after a long turn of events I just ended up being the main character, the box, as well as the director. Mitchell was the one who came up with the box idea. It first started out as being a parody of a famous game called Metal Gear Solid but Mitchell decided we shouldn’t do something as complicated that and we dumbed it down to sneaking around in a box, and it seemed like the idea worked out. Asian Chris productions started out as a bunch of people, and we kept on changing the story enough so that almost everybody left except for me and Mitchell. The story first started out as being an action-comedy about how this kid tells his brother to fight two bullies for him, which changed to just an 100% fighting movie, which than evolved into something involving Metal Gear Solid, which moved onto the A Boy and His Box. Once we had this idea down we had to somehow find a box and get ideas of what to film. Mitchell’s dad was able to provide us with the box and we wanted to do most of our filming in school, but we had run into a problem; we only had one day to do our filming. We tried to get as many shots as possible in that one day, and we had to cut two or three classes to do it. We managed to get a bunch of shots, in and out of our classes. The next problem we ran into was that nobody in Asian Chris Productions knew how to edit. We were able to find somebody who knew what they were doing and in that one day we had finished most of the movie, but we still needed 13 seconds of footage for the montage and to film the first scene. I tried to get everybody from Asian Chris Productions together that Saturday with no luck, it turns out Mitchell’s uncle had died and I couldn’t get in touch with anybody else. I tried once again Sunday and instead of helping me out everybody wanted to watch football. I was down to the final day, the Monday before the film was due and I still needed to film more. I had to turn to this kid I used to be friends with, who I didn’t like very much, but because of him I was able to finish the film. He also provided us with a car in which we could do one of the more important scenes of the montage.
The next time I make a film the first thing I would make sure to do is get a group of reliable people who would actually want to film rather than watch football, and I would also want to get a more organized plan rather than just take a camera and box with us wherever we go until we come up with ideas for a scene. To be perfectly honest I feel like I could have done this film without the class but it was nice to know all the terminology and to be able to know what kinds of shots reflected what types of feelings and how the viewers would look at the movie. If I had done this film without the Rhetoric class it definitely would not have been as good. Before creating this film I felt like I would be able to give meaning to every scene and making everything in a scene cinematically meaningful wasn’t that hard. It turns out I was wrong and there’s a lot more to worry about than I would’ve thought, whether it be what type of shot to make or how loud the non-diegetic sound should be in comparison to the diegetic. A Boy and His Box really was a great experience but whatever comes next, I feel like I can make it a lot better.
It was quite an experience creating a short film as my final project for Rhetoric of the Moving Image. This is something that came as both a blessing and a curse. I’ve never been given the task of making a movie. Sure, there was that time in the 3rd grade when I was asked to film a show about the endangered snow leopard, but that was a little different than this. This project had to demonstrate the range of key terms and techniques I’ve learned about movie making over the past few months in taking this class. I can honestly say that as clueless as my group was going into this, we came out with something to be truly proud of. “Little Jokes” is the name that was given to our film. Our editor, Elena Chwat, came up with this playful little title while we were in the midst of editing. After about an hour of clipping scenes and brainstorming titles, she decided it might be a lovely idea to pull our title from the lyrics of the song that plays throughout the film. This seemed like a good idea for a couple reasons. One, “5 Years Time” by Noah and the Whale, is the song that inspired my whole concept for our movie. I had that song picked out before I had anything else. Two, we were running out of ideas. It’s not easy naming a movie; it’s even harder naming it well. So with the line, “I’ll be laughing at all your silly little jokes …” we found our title. We felt it was a good representation of our movie in that it our movie was meant to be light-hearted, simple, and honest; as harmless as a little joke. There isn’t much to say about the process we used to produce our movie. When the project was initially assigned, it took me a matter of minutes to decide it might be cool to film a couple of kids going through their morning routine before school. It would be a compilation of shorts with kids brushing their teeth, getting dressed, eating breakfast, etc. It was an attempt to show how people do similar things in different ways. My group seemed to welcome this idea with open arms. After a few days of writing out some scenes to fit the music, it was clear that somehow I had become the director of our film. Knowing this, I would try as hard as possible to execute my vision in an artistic, playful way. I took on the responsibility of writing out all of the scenes for the movie in hopes that this would make our filming process as simple as possible. With a whole script in front of me, the filming process was extremely easy. I liked that I was able to film what I wanted and make adjustments right in the middle of filming to fit the needs of the assistant director, Perri Bernstein, and the editor, Elena Chwat. Their input during filming was definitely a huge help in making our movie as interesting as possible. They were able to tell me when to switch up the type of shots I was taking to show a better range of what we had all learned in class. You need more than one person to make a movie. One thing my group never discussed was what five cinematic techniques we would try to utilize in our film. I guess we all assumed it would be pretty organic, which it was. As hard as you try to follow a script, things never go just as planned when making a movie. My group changed a lot between the initial script and the actual taping of our movie. Close-ups turned to medium shots, and long shots turned to tracking shots. Fortunately, even though we never really addressed it, our movie definitely displays at least five different cinematic techniques used in the most purposeful of ways … There’s the close up of a girl’s hand grabbing at a toilet paper roll, hinting that she might be going to the bathroom. We felt it would be inappropriate and semi impossible to convince one of our friends to sit on a toilet in a medium or long shot; there are just some things people don’t need to see. Another technique utilized in our film is the long shot. We decided to use a long shot while the boy was running to school in order to show just the distance he would have to travel to get there while in a race against time. A third cinematic technique utilized in our film is the tracking shot. In two instances, we track the main girl for a few seconds. The use of a tracking shot definitely made our film more interesting. It’s something you don’t see nearly as often as the other kinds of shots and it was a nice variation for our film. A fourth technique we thought would be pretty cool to utilize was parallel editing because it would be a great way to compare the boy character to the girl character while preserving this idea that people do similar things in different ways. We see a shot of the girl walking out her front door in a calm manner, and then a shot of the boy walking out his front door in more of a rush. We then see shots of him running to get to school. Once he finally gets there, we see a shot of the girl arriving to school. The use of parallel editing allowed for me to execute my overall concept in a very smart way. Lastly, a fifth cinematic technique we used was the medium shot. Some see the medium shot as the most boring and overused, I see it as the most classic. We used the medium shot for many of our scenes because it gave our movie this very honest, real quality. I feel that people see naturally in a sort of medium shot. Medium shots show just enough information without confusing the audience. In taping much of our movie using the medium shot, we created something that is easy for the audience to watch and follow. A movie of all long shots of close ups would be too conceptual for what we wanted. I feel my group really ended with something big and I’m really proud of what we made. It can be hard when three people have three different opinions, but my group did a good job incorporating their ideas while respecting my original vision. I would say my favorite parts of the movie would be where I included some comical relief. At one point, the boy takes a jug of milk from the fridge, sniffs it, scrunches his nose, and proceeds to drink the foul liquid anyway. Everyone who has seen the movie has laughed at that part. The end of the movie is also pretty comical; two kids spend the whole film getting ready for school to learn it’s a Saturday and there’s no school at all. It took me quite a long time to come up with this clever ending. Once it finally hit me, I couldn’t have been happier. It’s just what our movie needed. Of all ways for our movie to end, it seemed most appropriate for it to end on a little joke. So again, I’d like to thank my group for helping me execute my vision. I can’t see any other way to end a film class, but by making a film. I can only hope that anyone who views this movie will recognize the work we put into it and truly enjoy what they see. I never for a second wanted to make something serious for this project. I don’t think that means we put any less work into our movie than someone who did make something serious. I just know that “Little Jokes” is a perfect reflection of the people that made it.
During the Pre-Production of our film Turds to Birds, my group and I did not have specific roles decided for each person, and therefore we all contributed to how the story was going to be filmed.Even though we decided to film another story, everyone in my group contributed to each scene and each take.Our group’s MVP is probably Ben Ratner, mainly because he handled most of the technical work involved in the film.He made rough cuts of our project and allowed us to give him our opinions and inputs to how the movie should be changed or altered.When coming up with the actual idea and plot of the film, we all worked together really well and gave constructive criticism on each other’s ideas.
The Production phase of the film was just as effective and productive as the pre-production phase.Once we decided on a basic idea of what the film was going to be about, and once we decided we were going to shoot the film in the smaller gym area near the West Gym of the school, the rest seemed to flow and the ideas came naturally.After realizing most of the shots were only a few seconds long, however, we realized that adding a “two weeks later” part to the film would help us extend the film’s length.Also, it helped emphasize the meaning behind the whole film, which is that info-mercials are not always as they seem to be, and do not always provide the results they say they will.
Within the film, there are many cinematic techniques used to add something extra to the film.For example, one cinematic technique we used was camera angles, specifically high and low angle shots.This was used when Lauren first met the “workout trainers” to show that she was inferior to their knowledge of training and athletic abilities.Also, a high angle shot was used when Lauren could not handle the weights in the weight class scene, and when Gavin was yelling at her, a low angle shot was used to emphasize his strict workout routine and his motivation to help Lauren succeed.
Another cinematic technique used was music.In some parts of the film, the music was there just to serve as a beat and rhythm for the step and dance classes.However, the song “Sexy Chick” by Akon is utilized as a diegetic sound at first, but then once Lauren enters the gym, it is used as a non-diegetic sound.This is because the trainers are first showing their skills to the audience, but then the song is used as irony when Lauren, a girl who considers herself to be “fat,” walks in and the trainers make fun of her appearance.
A third cinematic technique used was the framing and shots in each scene.Close-ups were used to show the difference in the weight size between Lauren and Gavin, and to show that the workout for Gavin was much easier than that for Lauren and show that the trainers aren’t as good as they are made out to be.Also, a close-up was used when Lauren was talking about how ineffective the classes she was taking were and how the classes weren’t working for her.Long shots were used to show the difference between Lauren and the trainers both when Lauren started the classes and after two weeks.
Besides these techniques, there was a lot of editing used in the film.In one specific part of the film, a dissolve was used when Sherin was teaching the dance to Lauren and Lauren did not know the dance, even after some time past.This showed Lauren didn’t really know what she was doing at first, which caused Sherin to get upset and yell at Lauren.A voiceover was also used in the beginning credits of the film so that the audience knew that Lauren was calling to the “Turds to Birds” workout center to order what the info-mercial said and so that the audience knows what Lauren is getting into.
The fifth technique used was camera movement in our film Turds to Birds.The camera was tracking Lauren when she first entered the gym in the background and also captured the reactions of the trainers in the foreground.This was used to show that the attention was on Lauren and at the moment she was the most important person in the frame.
Post-Production of our film Turds to Birds was productive and everyone in the group was able to communicate and work together well.Ben originally posted rough cuts in a message on Facebook so that everyone in the group can watch.While watching, everyone was checking for details that could be altered or removed completely from the film.Once most of the editing and title work was completed, then the music was added into the film.Each person provided links to Youtube for Ben to add into the film so that each song can be used in each of the classes.
Looking back on the whole process of the film, I realized that it is very complicated and time-consuming to make a film from start to finish. However, the reaction from other students who watched this film has been very positive, which shows that the hard work we put into the film truly paid off.In the future, if I was to make another movie, I think it would be beneficial to thoroughly prepare every shot the group is going to use before actually shooting so that the group knows what exactly is going on and what to expect and prepare for.Also, I think the next film I make should use wardrobe to also play a part in the underlying meaning of the film. Wardrobe did not really play a part in the film, but it probably would have been more effective if it did.Overall, film is definitely a form of art, and should be treated as such because of all the hard work each person contributes to the finished project.
