Because of the circumstances with how our group was formed, with me personally being in a different state, I think this led me to enter this project a bit negatively. When I returned the week after groups formed, I came to learn that the majority of the story had been decided on, and there was no real further discussion on the content we were going to create. This really disappointed me personally, because one thing I really wanted to work on this semester was fleshing out an idea and transforming that into a script, but because of the nature of our film, we didn’t really have any dialogue or the need for a script.
In the weeks before our film shoot, I think our group worked really well with organising location, actors, props and set. We went as a group to Chapel Street Bazaar to pick out props, and we all decided on the soft 50s aesthetic we were going to go with for the film.
The day of the shoot was really stressful for me, because I was working on camera and wasn’t very confident in my ability with the EX3, but Isobell really helped me on the day with solving a few unforeseen issues with the camera and some of the operations. Communication on the day of the shoot was really good as well, because we’re friends I think we all felt really comfortable with each other and that made it easier to let each other know their thoughts and feelings towards things.
The of the main issues with this specific collaboration, was with the intentions of our group members. It makes it pretty difficult to make a film when you have four people that really only want to direct or produce. This definitely was an issue I believe, especially when it came to assigning roles for the day of the shoot, because no one wanted to work on camera or sound.
In the post-production stage of this process is when I think we were really tested as a group. With the footage turning out the way it did, it made it really awkward to even talk to each other. Our communication started to get worse and worse, because I felt as though there was a lot of tension and negative energy. I started to distance myself in this stage because I was so devastated by the outcome of the shoot. We did a few rough cuts of the film, with a few sessions of feedback with Robin, and finished the film. I think this project has effected my relationship with my friends in this group, and is something I really need to think about and work on for future group projects.