The End.

Milk

This short film was my personal favourite. I loved the play of sound effects in this film especially. I felt that it was a really clever move for the team to come up with such a script, to be able to come up with a funny yet dramatic short film with such a simple idea just with the exaggeration of getting milk. The only thing I couldn’t understand about the film was the 3 teenagers running after the main actor at the climax.  Other than that, the comedic element of the short film managed to capture and win the hearts of many, it was a good laugh nevertheless!!! Very well executed.

The Chase

What I loved about the chase was the colour grading of the film. It suited the entire mood of the film and I felt that the team did really well with the play of sound effects. What could have been improved was the script, think the entire film would have worked even better if they had shot it at night hence, it will make much more sense that the girl finds herself in the alley rather than it being filmed in the day. Seems rather unrealistic that she would run to the alley in broad daylight. I figured the ending of the film was a little abrupt because I was there with the team when they showed everyone their first draft. It was difficult for the team to show the ending as it wasn’t because of the fact that they didn’t had a good cut but it was something that the team couldn’t salvage or fix during post production due to poor acting . The director of the film should have told the guy to be a little more aggressive at the end of the film rather than to portray himself as a “kind man”. Other than that, if not for poor acting, I felt that the team did a good job in salvaging the short film.

Granny Theft Auto
Being the underdogs of everyone, getting into shit for shooting without a permit, having a week left to do post production, going through weeks and weeks of breakdowns with my team mates, it was such a relief to see Granny Theft Auto coming all together and coming out better than I expected.  Other than the fact that there were some technicalities towards the ending of post production, the fonts at the start and the end of our credit roll changed by itself after rendering it in Premier. As the director of the short film, I was really pleased to find that the audience was laughing at our short film. I liked the use of the sound effects at the end of the film when the Italian Lady got caught by the policeman. I also loved the fact that the music that was used for the film really captured the essence of the entire film and I’m glad that everyone enjoyed it. What could have been done better was the showing of the second car.  We were told that it was rather confusing to some as the second car came into the film a little too late causing confusion to the audience.  So pleased with the overall results of the film!

2. What I have learnt/ What could have been done better

“Q.1 At the end of the semester, I would like to be able to develop critical thinking skills and learn how to recognize film making techniques by deconstructing films and clips. Learning the fundamentals of film language, how to shoot an interview, formulating questions that will make a good interview, and be more expose to film editing programmes other than Final Cut Pro. I would want to be able to use Adobe premium like a pro!”

Phew! I’m so glad that it’s all over!!! It’s been one helluva rollercoaster ride for my team and I in the making of this short film. I can say that I’ve learnt more than I’ve expected myself to. I’ve written at the start of the semester that I wanted to learn the fundamentals of film language, and i can safely say that I certainly did. I have finally understood what it is like to be part of a production crew and how every role in the production has a really big responsibility in making a film. Having appointed the role as a director, I’ve learnt to be more open minded and out going , also it takes alot of courage and leadership to be the only one in “Zen” mood while everyone is freaking out during production. I have learnt to be patient and be calm when my group is faced with an issue, even though there were many times that we all broke down in school. What I felt was imperative in the making of a film was having team work. My group alone faced alot of issues with regards to team work, and it was really disheartening for some of us in the group as we all had our own responsibilities to take care of. However, I am glad that everything worked out well even though, it was mostly a 3 men show in my group.

What could have been done better in relation to the course:
The emphasize of the importance of the  reflections that were posted in blackboard should be a reminder at the start of the tutorial. I didn’t know about them till I heard from my friends from the other tutorials.