production reflection

1. STAGE 5
PRODUCTION
REFLECTIONS
Your Name

2.  This proforma is to record how you worked on your production
 You should complete this each week during production
 Consider all relevant areas that you covered that week
 Think about what worked/what didn’t work/how you can
improve and actions for the following sessions/weeks

3. At the start of the rotation, I looked
at pre existing short films to help
me get inspiration for our own
short film. I looked at a wide range
of short films from all genres to see
what kind of film I wanted to
make. One short film that stood out
to me was a short film called
desperate. This was a dramatic
film with a comedic payoff. When
looking at this, I knew I wanted to
do something similar and got
inspiration for what film I wanted
to do. I also did my initial plans for
the project. This includes a mood
board and mind map of what kind
of aspects I want in my short film. I
feel like this helped me because it
gave me a solid foundation of what
I wanted to plan.

4. For this week I began doing
research in the target market and
things that will be included in my
short film. To find out who my
target market was and what they
wanted in a short film, I did a
questionnaire using the website
survey monkey. I ended up getting
good answers but could of done
with more responses. For my
secondary research I used websites
such as IMDb to find out what
genre of film had the best ratings
from my target market. After
completing the research task, I
began the proposal document in
which I talked about who is my
target market, a quick summary of
what the film was about and what
I could do in this project when
looking back on my previous pieces.

5. In week 3, I finished off my
proposal and began my pre
production. In this document, I
used techniques such as story
boarding and shot lists to plan
my short film in detail of what
was going to happen in every
scene and shot. I also organised
my production days by adding
contact information of cast,
crew and location, created a
risk assessment and a
contingency plan. The pre
production really helped me
because it gave me a better
understanding f what has to be
done in order for the short film
to be a successful product.

6. In week 4, I finished off my
pre production at the
beginning of the week and
spent the rest of my time
filming for my project. For
this production I used a high
quality camera and a tripod. I
really enjoyed working with
the equipment because it is
easy to use and when used
properly, gives a smooth, high
quality performance. I luckily
got all the visual shots that I
wanted to include in the short
film, however I wish I could of
used audio equipment such as
a microphone to capture audio
assets.

7.  Production and editing
 For this week, I began
editing my final project. I
used Adobe Premier Pro to
assemble my visual and
audio assets. I ended up
using royalty free sound
effects and music to finish
the audio section of
production. I feel like if I
collected my own music and
effects, the production would
of turned out better.