Evaluation

For this Project we were asked to write a proposal for an idea to do with a Short  Film.  We had to do this separately to get one major idea. The idea that I came up with for this was to do with a girl or boy turning into a cartoon. as a secret at the very end of the film showing their true identity. First of all I brainstormed some major ideas that I could use for my short film. The final idea that I came up with for my short film was a girl turning into a cartoon at the end of the film. This was to show their true identity. The message that I wanted to get across to the audience is that people are born into a special person. Also it gives the message that some people have a religion that is special to them. I felt connected with my idea because it shows how much people including me loves cartoons and animations. Also I feel connected with my idea because it reminds me of my Christian life and my cartoon mind.

Research-  The research that I have done for this project is that I have looked at two different short films. One called Ashes and one called Lemonade. Both of the short films that I have looked at is horror like and dark. I have brainstormed my ideas that I would like to use for my short film. The research that I have found the most helpful with this project is my Secondary Research  because I have analysed other people's work. Also this is the most helpful research because it showed how different people create short films in their own way without dialogue.


Then I had to be put into a group of people that I would be making my short film with. I had to work with Eden and Amber which I enjoyed because they are two of my friends. We all worked well as a group to produce an entertaining film. We had a lot of outtakes that was funny. One of my favourite outtakes would have to be the accidently recording of all 3 of us. We didn't realise that the camera was on.  As a group all 3 of our ideas was conjoined to make one final film. The final idea that all 3 of us came up with was for one character acting as a tomboy with a secret identity. The other character was supposed to be shocked. It took a lot of takes to get the right scene each time. I had to white balance to make sure that I understood what I wa supposed to be doing. Even though white balance didn't happen in my group due to the lack of skills used from the camera person and  the directors.

This is because we couldn't stop laughing. It was mainly me who couldn't stop laughing. It was quite funny to redo each scene again and again. My two friends kept on laughing which made me go with laughing. I was constantly loosing it with laughter. The final film turned out very well in the end though which I enjoyed, I was very pleased with the result. I would like to do it again even though it was funny. This is because I had to much fun and I got into the filming. My amazing acting skills came in handy when it came to filming. The only thing that didn't go as well is the fact that I forgot what I was doing and I couldn't stop laughing. It was too funny not to laugh. A major outtake/blooper.

The Directors that inspired me when I came to make my short film was Sophie Black- Ashes because it showed me how to create a short film using cool make-up effects and cool sound effects and injuries which I enjoyed. I didn't' personally use this in my short film project because I didn't think that it would have looked good with it.

 The person who did  most of the editing throughout  the project was Amber. I had to do some of the editing to show that I could edit a video. I did a skeleton edit to make sure that all of my video was in the right place at the right time.

The problems that I had with my short film was that The camera accidently recorded when  I wasn't expected it to record. It was quite funny but serious at the same time. I found it hard not to laugh because the scenario was funny.

I don't think that I did follow my production schedule as well as I should have done because I feel I finished a bit earlier then expected. Also I didn't need all of the time of my schedule as I finished a little earlier then expected. I wasn't expected it. Also there wasn't any weather issues because most of the filming was done inside. However the only filming that I had to do outside was running and walking out of the door into  college. This went ok but a lady and her child was in the way so I couldn't act the scene out without bumping into them. I found this quite funny and entertaining because it took about 3 to 4 attempts to get it right without bumping and bashing into people. Also the camera didn't stay on the tripod as I would have liked causing the scene to be cut short a little. This was annoying as I couldn't act out the full scene.

I feel that if I was to do this project again the things that I would change is probably the scenario. This is because some of the scenes didn't work aswell as I would have liked them to work. They didn't turn out as well as I would have liked it to have turned out. This is because of the unexpected people being in the shot. Also another thing that I would change if I was to do this again is I would probably use other actors because I don't think that the scenario went as well as it should have gone. I got confused with what I was supposed to do as the directors changed their minds quite quickly before I had the chance to know what I was supposed to be doing. This annoyed me a little because I didn't know how to act the scene.

  The demographic audience for this project was that it affects people who want to be a Tomboy or a boy or an identity that they are comfortable with. The target Audience that my short Film is aimed for is mainly 15 year olds.

The roles that I had to do for my project was that I had to act out a boy. Kind of like a Tomboy. This was fun to act out because I acted out double the trouble characters. Amber had to play herself to show that she found out about my secret.


Overall I feel as though  my project went well which I am happy with. I feel as though the music went well and the editing went well. I am very happy with my overall piece of work. I feel happy to have worked well on this project to show the secret- that does happen to people sometimes.