Minor Project
It has been over a week since i got my result back for my minor project. I got 60% which i am happy with, its the first piece i have created all by myself since my first year ugly project and my i think you can clearly see, my directing, writing and general skills have greatly improved.
Although there is still room for improvement, whilst i haven’t received detail written feedback yet (i’m not sure many people have) there were things that i hadn’t considered which he and the other tutors felt let the piece down. The lighting in some scenes was brought up which i completely agree with. The kitchen scenes mainly had poor lighting, i think my impulsiveness in getting these scenes shot quickly, or i should say, me settling with this poor lighting, is something i am annoyed with myself and something i will make sure i will take more consideration in getting right on the next project. The paramedic scene also had quite poor lighting too. My original plan was to have the room lit up by an ambulance light i tried to recreate. We had difficulty in getting it to work effectively, and because we took ages in getting it set up, i settled for how it looked. I don’t think i was wrong in my decision to do this, i had a schedule to stick to, and i don’t think spending more time getting it to look the way i had envisaged in my head would have been a good idea, it would have drawn out the day and made decreased the group morale on my shoot.
However it is something i can think about more on my next project. I already plan to test a few lighting setups on the day i get my kit, so i can see how it will look, which will one save time and two, prepare me for any changes that i may need to do.
Another comment that was mentioned was the overacting by my actor. I did not agree as i felt he had to act the way he did, to show he was panicking, and didn’t know what to do. But i will take on board these criticism for my next film and try to make sure i tone down the performance of my main actors. it was suggested to have lots of looks and tell it through the eyes of the characters so this is something i will try to focus on getting several shots on.
Overall i am pleased with the minor project. I would have liked to have done better, to take some of the pressure of getting very high marks for my dissertation and major project, just because at the moment i have a lack of confidence in them. But i do have some things to think about which i hope will improve my directing ability in terms of directing actors emotions.
