Film Project: Post-production Reflection

My group consisted of Nick Balan, Cameron Bellamy and myself. We chose to do a film about a day in the life of a student at RSGC. Basically this involved following an RSGC student (Nick) on his trip to school and leaving later that day. We filmed Nick at his home as he got ready for school in the morning. We shot Nick while he ate breakfast and then when he headed to the Old Mill subway station on his long board. Filming continued on the subway train. After Nick arrived at Bathurst subway stationed he was filmed on the walk to the school.

Each member of our group was assigned specific tasks for the production of the film. Nick was the subject of the film so we shot him as performed his usual daily routine. Cam and I shared the filming of Nick and the editing responsibilities.

We faced a few challenges. One of our biggest challenges was getting together to complete the project since we do not all live in the same area. Another challenge that we faced was filming in a high traffic area like the subway.

The editing process involved going through the footage and determining where each clip best fit in the film. We also needed to select music that complimented the footage. We also adjusted the speed and cropped out sections that did not fit. Some challenges were faced during the editing process. For example, editing the film to be the ideal length to meet the project requirements and following the layout of the storyboard.

Overall, I think that we were successful with the transition of our ideas to film. However, we lacked consistency in bringing all the elements that we had identified in the pre-production process to the film. We were successful in translating the pitch and some elements of the storyboard. The in-school filming was not possible for us to complete. Additionally, we did not end up using our script. The film captured our ideas without the use of dialogue. One thing that I learned was that making films takes longer than I expected and it is challenging to meet all the elements that are part of the pre-production process when you don’t have a lot of experience with film making.

Our group worked well together. We did not encounter any conflict. We did not have any disagreements. We had good discussion and input form all of our team members. Decisions were made by building on each others ideas and by consensus. My personal contribution was to share my ideas and listen to the ideas that my team members had to offer. We seemed to be able to reach agreements easily. Our most lengthy discussion was coming up with the pitch. In the end, we all agreed to proceed with the day in the life of a student idea.