2. In my short horror film, I made sure to showcase talent within the
region with the short horror film which is called “Frectum”
which is translated from Latin to “the broken one.” I ensured to
use a variety of different camera angles along with incorporating
different effects to avoid the film being labelled as bland. I used
several different and unique camera angles and shot sizes such as
high angles, medium close up and a side shot just to name a few.
My ideal goal before beginning to produce this short horror film
was to have a high quality product with lots of interesting and
unique footage used. In addition, I decided to use the standard
lighting in the room alongside the camera light. I used this to
light up the surroundings for the entire short horror film to
indicate a more cinematic atmosphere.
One of the most important factors that helped me on my
journey through this project has been the usage of
schedules. This allowed me to keep on task and try to stay
ahead of schedule so then there would be no issue in
regards to reaching the final deadline along with the fact
that if there was any issues I could handle them without
going overtime and having to stress over reaching the
deadline. This also allowed me to be very organised
throughout the duration of this project. With this, issues
throughout the project were much more simple and easier
to handle.
Furthermore, I made sure to gather audience feedback on my
initial drafts and final product to be confident that my end
product was up to a high standard and be able to tweak slight or
major issues people had with my initial drafts of the documentary
to make it the best product I could. This proved to be very
helpful as after amending some of my target audience's key
issues they thought the documentary was great and allowed them
to gain some more knowledge on the subject.
3. Firstly, researching into the client was the first
section of the project I did which allowed me
to learn more about Sunderland Culture . This
allowed me to potentially apply some of this
information to the final product and find out
what the core values of Sunderland Culture
are.
4. In addition to researching the client, I decided
to look into some short horror films including
ones made in Sunderland to get an
understanding of the style of the products in
which I also started to think about how my
product will align with Sunderland’s
traditional style whilst also being unique. I
put an extensive amount of time into
researching short horror films and the
products made within Sunderland so then I
can understand and implement the cultures
elements into my own short horror film.
5. After making my verdict of which genre I
wanted to do, I decided to look into the
audience I would be making my short horror
film for. This allowed me to understand which
areas of Sunderland Culture I could've
focused on and which sections I didn't need to
focus on. In addition, I did this to allow me to
think about and start creating ideas for my
short horror film as this made it easier to keep
on the relevant topic.
6. Overall, I learnt several new skills
throughout this project including
continuing to enhance new editing skills
even if they do not stick in the final product
and to create several new camera
techniques that I learnt in the process of the
making of the short horror film. I have been
able to take feedback on board as I have
been able to amend nearly all the issues
with the short horror film. I feel like I have
met the expectations of the brief as I have
promoted Sunderland Culture through a
10–15-minute short horror film. Whilst
recording and editing the short horror film,
the areas I continued to excel and be the
most confident in was the script writing or
acting as both areas I do well in comparison
to other areas that I struggle with.
