During Week 5, it was somewhat of an eye opener to how we filmed our scenes at the edit suites and realised how much of a problem I faced editing my scenes, but I’ll get back to that later on. Coming back from Easter Break, still sick as ever, I found it quite difficult to switch off the holiday mode that I was in for a couple of weeks. As usual, Robin put up all the edits on the big screen for us to watch. And I must say, after watching my colleagues stair/door scenes, I realised how limited that space “actually” was. Don’t get me wrong, I was happy with my edit for sure. However, I thought it could’ve been just a tad better in terms of visuals. Coming to think of it, I found my work to be up to satisfactory and up to the requirements we had to meet. 

A couple of things I had to take note of while watching all the scenes including mine. I did realise the space was limited but how much of an effect it had on post production was a challenge. It showed how much of an effort a production team has to put in while on set of any film to make the best out of the space provided, be it small or a large space. Another thing I noted was the higher chance of having similar cuts. I am not sure if this concerns creativity or perhaps the restrictions provided. It was very interesting to watch all the cuts but what really amused me was the similarities with most of the cuts I’ve seen. And when Robin mentioned that our work had to be more refined in the upcoming projects, I think he’s right. Putting us in the right mindset plays a crucial part when it comes to our thinking process.

After the screening, Robin did mention something very interesting. “Perfect cinematography is like having too much candy!”  The way robin thinks is what I subconsciously think about whenever watching films nowadays, something I’ve tried to convey in my previous blog posts. I tend to always find myself in an awkward position where I run out of ideas to camera plot a scene. But the one thing I’ve learnt is that we can’t reach imperfection everytime we go out, point and shoot. Making the most of an allocated location to film in means a lot, it also benefits/harms what goes on in post production. I am definitely looking forward to digging a little deeper into different aspects of cinematography in the future.