2. DUEFALL
During our preliminary task, we had to reshoot a few scenes but we
hadn’t really thought about the issue of continuity of our video. The
result is that we had a considerably bright background in the
opening scene, but the next shot you can see it’s more darker.
Next
shot
So we kept that in mind we filmed DUEFALL. Even though the two
shots below were filmed on different days, we had to wait for the
weather to match the first shooting we did.
3. DUEFALL
One of the things that we would work on the next time we do this, is
organisation. we definitely have to be more organised and
responsible.
We had a lot of problem with casting the
actors because we have four main
characters in the film. So we needed to have
four different actors and it was very hard to
find a time where they were all available to
go and shoot. We had to cancel maybe
three dates just because one couldn’t do it
on the day. Unfortunately, we were running
out of time so we had no choice but to film
with just two actors on one day and the other
two the following week. I had to be one of
the actors and we filmed the shots and
scenes with the characters that we had.
4. DUEFALL
Originally, you can see from our script and
first storyboard ideas that we were planning
to feature teenagers: two boys, two girls.
Since we had to change a lot of our plans –
our script was re-drafted and I had to
become one of the characters – we ended
up with three girls and just one guy.
We had learned our lesson and next time we
will be more responsible and try to get
people who we can actually trust to be there
on the day because we just couldn’t afford it
happening again.
5. DUEFALL
From our prelim, what we really lacked was
the storytelling aspect. We forgot to illustrate
why the characters act a certain way and our
plot wasn’t clear. In this scene for
example, we didn’t show why he dropped
the books. We could have included a close
up shot of
of him with a scared expression to let the audience
know why he dropped the books.
However, on our final film, we wanted to convey all
the characters’ body language and expression.
In the bottom left image, you can see a close up
shot of one of the characters, his expression clearly
worried and anxious. Also, we wanted to reveal
why characters act the way they do, so we used
dialogue and non-verbal aspects of speech to
6. During our preliminary task, we didn’t really assign ourselves
specific roles and that didn’t go well because everyone was
quite unsure of what they were doing.
So we assigned ourselves specific roles and titles that we
would take on individually. Maddy was the director and
writer. I was the artist and graphics/titles designer and Amy
was the music composer and cinematographer. This then
mean it was easier for us to work around with since everyone
has now got specific tasks they could do.
