What went wrong?
I worked with Lucksiga, Fay and Olivia but I can't discuss our foundation AS film work with them as they were year 13s and have now left. The main thing I feel that went wrong was commitment and organisation. If we started earlier and all members had managed to stick to the same day then it would have been better to have finalised it then got on with the editing as soon as possible too. Another factor that went wrong was inaccurate use of equipment, when filming it was all handheld shots and no use of the tripod which showed up in our work where it was jumpy in some places.
What worked?
I felt what went well is the casting, Olivia played the role of the ghost of a girl who had been out partying then murdered and through costume, actions, facial expressions and make-up this enhanced her role and Fay played a deeply upset mother. I was also pleased with the location and that we were all friendly with each other so that was another bonus as to why were were able to get on with it.
What should you have done?
I felt we should have organised our time and begun the filming slightly earlier. Also should have put the tripod to use and we learnt from this mistake when it came to editing and it was a challenge to structure it together clearly when the footage was jumpy.
What do you plan to do differently next time?
Organising the whole project is a major thing to do, whether it's allocating roles, storyboard, filming schedule etc.
What do you plan to do next time that you didn't do at all?
Make sure my blog is up to date and in full detail such as stating why location shots were used etc.
What did they do in their planning and research?
On their blogs they had up to date detailed group meetings (whether it was writing or photos).
What did they do in their actual filming?
They used more than one location and this builds the narrative and makes it appear more interesting, we could have used another location to make the narrative look more stronger such as film Olivia coming out her nearby pub to show her character had been out drinking.
What did they do in their actual editing?
Everyone had a go at editing, which was the case with my group but I would say they shared the editing roles more equally.
In terms of how people constructed their blogs and evaluations, what worked really well and what didn't?
What worked well is how people presented their evaluations, whether it was in wix or video form and to use different media to portray your work is more effective and makes it look interesting and shows you have skills and knowledge on how to use those platforms. What didn't go well is that some people ran out of time so some evalutions were not as detailed as they could be.
