NAME: Josh
Allen
DATE: October
23, 2016
FILM: Shot-for-Shot
DP: Jeff
Hein
TMA 285 DIRECTOR’S REFLECTION
Reflect on how your film turned
out. Have the courage to evaluate your work not only with a
self-congratulatory eye, but also with a critical eye.
Step back; pretend the film wasn't made by you. Be exacting. Be demanding.
Don't let yourself off the hook. Be completely honest about your performance.
- Turn in a hard copy of this
statement the next class session after your film screens
- Upload the statement to Learning
Suite the day after your film screens
- Post this
to your blog with your film the day after your film screens
Overall response (2-3
paragraphs):
In 2-3
paragraphs, write an overall response to your film: Were you successful at
achieving what you set out to achieve? What are you proud of? What would you do
differently if you could remake this piece? What did you learn?
I was not completely successful with
this film. I wanted to make a really
great shot-for-shot of this Teen Wolf scene, and not all of it came out the way
I wanted it to. However, I am proud of
all the interior shots. I feel like
those all matched up pretty nicely to the original. I am also really proud of my casting of
Scott; my actor looked so much like him!
If I could do this differently, I
actually would probably do a different scene.
This scene was too complicated since a lot of it was shot at night. It was also really hard due to having to hang
someone upside down. Therefore, I think
that a different scene would have been easier and better. I learned that it is incredibly hard to
re-create a scene like this. I also
learned that you have to be really careful when composing shots. It is easy to get bad footage. Composition is really important in making
things work.
Briefly answer the following:
What, specifically, did you want to
communicate? Were you successful? Why? Why not?
I wanted to show how fun and refreshing Scott and Stiles’s friendship
is. Friendship is really important to
me, and I really admire theirs. I think
that I was pretty successful. Members of
our class smiled and laughed while watching it, and their relationship is
joyful.
How, specifically, did you try to
say this? What
visual elements, techniques, etc. did you use?
I used muted colors so that the brightest thing on the screen would be
the personalities and relationship of the characters.
What did you learn about storytelling:
It is really interesting telling a story that has already been
told. I learned that nothing can really
be reproduced or recreated. I think
that’s amazing: we can only get one of a specific performance.
Working with actors and getting performance: Some actors try to hard. Others are perfect for certain parts and
really fit nicely.
Blocking — camera and actors: It is really
hard to get a nice dolly shot without a dolly!
Visuals — composition, framing, visual
elements: Sometimes it is impossible to get certain things out of frame (like
the playground). Composition and
positioning of characters really does speak volumes.
Design & Art Direction: Basically, here I learned to never
use two different locations that look nothing alike! I mean, I knew that previously, but I will
not make scenes in the future that cannot be successful due to what is seen
around the actors.
The Production Process — collaboration with crew, the
logistics of making this piece: Jeff was really willing to be helpful while
making this, and that was appreciated. Communication
to the DP is really important to get the shots that I want.
What was it
like to watch your film with an audience? Did they understand it? Miss the
point? Why did they respond the way they did?
It was
honestly not extremely fun to watch this with an audience. Some of it was exciting, but it was mostly a
trainwreck. I think people enjoyed it
more than I did. For the most part, I
think that the class understood the point of the scene and were able to get
familiar with these characters, which is what this scene was trying to
accomplish.
Other observations:
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