My
Original AS film production, filmed in 2010 was called "Karma Police".
At that time I was in a different AS level group from Oliver and Joseph.
Since
my previous production I feel that i've vastly improved in many
areas.This time the film includes a lot more detailed work that was
previously lacking in the other production.
1.
One area that i feel has greatly improvement is timekeeping. While
filming Karma police, we found ourselves running out of time,this was
due to spending too long planning what we would be filming ,and
researching into our ideas. With Duplicate we have completed filming ,
before all the other groups within our class and made great progress,
but without sacrificing time spent on planning detail.
2.
With "Duplicate" we had agreed within the first few weeks a clear and
definitive plot and theme idea ,that we have retained. With Karma police
we changed our minds a number of times before settling on a solid idea
this was mainly due to the fact we did not know what was expected from
the work. However with "Duplicate" we have a greater focus on the idea
which is solid.
3.
Another aspect that has improved is the sound recording. For the AS
production we had no sound recording equipment except the microphone
that was in the camera. With the A2 production we are using a boom
microphone.
4.
Scripting and acting has also improved. With my AS production the
scripting was quickly put together, most of the script contained broken
words and phrases.In "Duplicate"we have remedied this with full
conversations taking place throughout.
One
of the problems we had was telling the story,and conveying its slightly
complicated message to the audience. After filming we though that much
of this content was lost ,and many people did not understand the plot
correctly. With" Duplicate" the story is not linear like in "Karma
Police", and will have a more unconventional approach to the
narrative.To assist with this, we have used subtle clues to tell the
audience the story, without giving too much away. By doing this we hope
that the audience will not be too confused with the narrative of
duplicate, and by the end of the film they will have a clear idea of
what the plot was.
5. Organisation. I have already said timekeeping has greatly improved.The same can be said as regards organisation.
Last year we were very unorganized ,and as i have said we started
filming late as it took us too long dealing with preliminary activities
before filming. This year we have set out a organised strategic plan of, what to film, where to film it, and deadlines for work.
6.
Camera work and shots. This year camera work has also greatly improved, this is
due in the main part to the type of camera that we have been using, which is the Sony HDV 1000. This model is superior to the previous camera we used. It brings better quality footage. Also the shots
used have greater variety than, before and are more innovative and
interesting. In my previous AS production we were required, to re-film and cut large sections of
the film again, at he last minute.At a point when we were running out of time, this
brought about more pressure and contributed to a less than perfect final product. This year we have not had to re-film any
scenes so far, and it is likely that we will finish filming well before
the deadline.
