The Chase

 

I do think the final edit of The Chase would have been of a slightly higher standard had we planned the story board better and also managed our time properly. Unfortunately we ran out of filming time before we had finished the whole storyboard so the video can feel slightly unfinished. However, the acting was exactly as directed, and the storyboard covered the task.

My contribution was to act in The Chase. I drew the story board, and contributed in the editing phase. I learned from this task that time management and planning is extremely important and that you shouldn't get distracted from the task in hand. I wouldn't say this task was a waste of time because i learned lots from it. In the future i would do the planning differently and make sure we got the task done.

One Perspective...

We named this video "Esther". In this video I think the planning and story boarding went well, which was reflected when we began to film; each member of the group new exactly what their role was and what they were meant to be doing. This meant there was no time wastage when it came to filming and editing. The group worked together very well and everyone put forward their views of how we should conduct the filming, which meant the final film contains some of every one's ideas.


Also the video has been edited very skillfully. After filming when we looked at what we had recorded, it was noticed that we had filmed much too much unnecessary footage, such as Esther walking for long periods of time, which would have been boring for the audience. Clips such as this were cut out during editing. Also the video has been put to a very appropriate song, which tugs at the heartstrings of the audience. 


My Contribution was to act the main character. I played Esther, which obviously was a big commitment because i had to try and get into character and act for a large part of the film. I also helped with the final edit, and lots of the planning. I drew the story board and directed parts of the filming. I feel this is the task i was most involved with and i enjoyed it very much for this reason. I acquired skills such as knowledge of camera shots, how to cut during editing, and also how to work together to get the film to the highest possible standard through our acting and planning. 


i cannot think of anything i would do differently another time because i feel this task went completely to plan. 

Lighting Task

I Think the lighting task went very well, mainly because we were completely concentrated during filming, and Idowu, (The main character) really got into the acting role. The video is very convincing, she appears to be absolutely terrified, which is what we were aiming for. The whole group could be involved with the filming so no body was left out or bored. The lighting was used very effectively, which was what was the point of the task. One of my own personal highlights was the very last clip. when the torch was just left lying, still on, on the floor which was very effective.


I was involved in acting in the task, as well as editing and helping to create the sound effects. I acquired tasks such as understanding how to use light to create dramatic effects on camera. if i had the opportunity maybe in future i would do the filming earlier in the day so we had more time to edit but apart from that i think the task went very well.