This week my major project has progressed reasonably well. Filming the first half of my project last week was successful to some degree. The shots went well and overall I accomplished everything I had set out to achieve on the day of shooting. Although this was the case, upon reflection, the footage I had gained was somehow missing something; it did not perfectly correlate with the ideas I had developed in previous weeks. This somewhat was realised when I began editing, as the colouring was not continuous throughout each of my shots. The individual shots were both light and dark, with the ending shot a slightly darker. After much deliberation of perhaps changing it to black and white instead of a blue overtone, this issue resulted in me promptly reshooting two of these individual shots to match them to the others, then adding a cooling effect on Premiere Pro to make them appear dimmer. This has effectively changed the footage to satisfy my intended aesthetic and overall feel of my project. The problem I generally encountered whilst beginning to edit was that my ideas did not translate from mind to the screen in the manner I had hoped due to the grand image not being able to have been achieved – simply because my amateur filmmaking status did not allow for a big budget shoot. So far, I am happy with what I have created, both in the production and postproduction stages and believe that with some tweaking it will result in a product extremely close to what I had envisioned.

Shooting the second half of my project did not run as smoothly as the first. Due to shooting outside, the weather, which was assumed to be dry and bright temperamentally, changed for the worse. After setting up and then being greeted by wind and rain, shooting came to a halt. After waiting, the weather changed and shooting than ran in a smoother manner. After hanging the frames, I shot the individual frames and the final shot, making sure to match the lighting to the best of my ability to ensure continuity. The editing of this footage has so far been successful and positive, as I begin to finish with this stage of the project and work on the written exegesis. The whole process so far has been a great one of learning and has allowed me to gain knowledge that will be effective for shooting in the future and how to make it easier for all involved.