2. How helpful was your analysis research
on your chosen theme?
My research on our chosen theme was okay as we tried to make the short film
into an comedy/action film
We did stick to our storyboard plan
In class we looked at Prison break/Making a Murderer, we done a analysis on
the series to identify media terms this contributed to our upcoming short film
In my own research I looked at Beyond Scared Straight which is a dramatic TV
series. This helped me identify shots and many transitions.
The research made the whole group have an idea of where our cuts and
transitions will be suitable to be used.
In my research I identified media production, Camera- angle, size and
movement, editing SFX, Sound non diegetic/diegetic narration, Mise-en scene
this helped us as group to conclude on what to use in our short film.
3. How helpful / successful was the
preproduction process?
The preproduction process was helpful and successful as we planned correctly in a group
The storyboard helped really well as it gave us all an idea of how the story will be, We followed the
storyboard and made no changes
The call sheet went to plan to an extent as the main cast changed, this helped us figure out our
roles in the our group. The call sheet also helped us identify who was what in our group, what
location we would use, what time, crew call, shooting dates etc
This helped us get organised and ready for each next set
The treatment helped as we decided together as a group to choose the genre Comedy, we chose
this genre because we thought that choosing this genre would bring a huge audience as it is one of
the most successful genres in the film industry.
The recce made us aware of the hazards in the college that could disrupt our
filming
It made us clear of where to film and where not to film
4. How successful was your production
(filming)?
Our filming production was successful as we knew what shots we wanted
to use in our short film
We knew what locations was needed to be in our shots when filming
To be more together as a group as we would’ve made the shots and the
story more clearer
I feel that the codes and conventions should have been more enhanced in
our short film as it was supposed to be the genre Comedy
We could’ve included more facial expressions to make the short film
appeal more to the genre
On the other hand we didn’t stick to some of the codes and conventions of
an comedy as we used an action instrumental
5. Strengths and Weaknesses
Great use of transitions
Continuity the short film cut from scene to scene smoothly
Included humour
Was simple and good
Music used was also good the short film wasn’t silent throughout
Edited well
The scene of Ricardo buying the cookies was too long should have been
shortened
Cross fade of sounds
Close up of Ricardo’s expressions should have been used to illustrate his
emotions
6. Audience feedback on poster
Advantages
• Bold title used to catch the audiences eye
• Simple font
• Good use of spacing on the poster
• Included realistic elements such as:
• the ratings of the film,
• the main cast, star ratings,
• date of release,
• credits
• website of the film.
Disadvantages
• Stick to three colours
• Quality could have been better
• Cropping could have been improved
• Credits could have been more brighter and
visible
7. What improvements could you have
made?
We could have used regular close ups to illustrate Ricardo’s emotions in
the scene where he is in detention and also when his food gets taken away
in the canteen.
Also we could have made the story clearer to the audience
We could have enhanced the codes and conventions in the genre Comedy
as the short film came across as an action film
