Some positive aspects of the project were that the filming was over and done with in only two weeks. This was because I had to film on location and so I had to get it done within the time restrictions which prevented any lazyness and procrastination. This meant that I had a lot of time to spend on creating the movie which I could just spend on putting it all together and editing the footage. Another positive was fitting my movie to the music I chose. I liked that my footage seemed to go quite nicely with the song, in regards to tempo and length. I was really pleased with the way this turned out, on the whole. I also liked that the song I found best for my movie as it complimented the feel of my movie in both its lyrics and its music. So this was nice that the song could actually relate to the ideas of the movie - the relaxed holiday feel that I felt it conveyed, journeys, adventures and being around the ocean. I thought this was very cool and an added bonus.
I could have managed my editing better as I got quite complacent and the time got away on me slightly. I also forgot about the sheet of directions and steps I needed to follow while I was too busy creating the movie and so at the end I had to go back and go through the book and make sure that I had completed and documented each step which was a pain and created extra pressure as I was not as far finished as I thought I was. This would have actually been quite easy to achieve if I had not just lost the sheet and forgotten about it. I would have just needed to go through the step by step process and make sure that I was not leaving anything out.
This was quite hard though as lots of steps that needed to be documented were about things that were involved in the making of the movie and seeing as mine was kind of a documentary sort of thing with no actors or other people helping me with camera work or editing or anything and my movie also didn't include any props or anything so I did not have anything really to write about and so I got quite confused about what I needed to do. As my film was not a standard one made mainly of video footage and fitting the mold of a standard film opening, some aspects of the process did not make that much sense in relation to my film and so I just had to do my best to provide the desired information and manipulate the paperwork to fit my movie.
I also could have done a better story board and perhaps bettered my artistic handiwork but I did not feel that this was a hugely important area of the project and I had already done it once. This was also done towards the end of the period spent making my movie so I was not concerned with spending too much time on it. All this would have meant was that it would be easier for the marker to follow just by glancing at the pictures.
I could have spent more time trying to work with the flasher movie maker programmes. Again, I'm not sure whether this would have made my movie a whole lot better but it probably would have made it more complex. I did become impatient and frustrated with the programmes and felt that my time would be better spent actually getting some work done that I could rely on and that I would actually know how to work the ins and outs of. Using a flasher programme though may have made my movie look somewhat more professional.
If I had to do it all over again I think that I would realise there are some positive aspects to doing the film with a lot of photos as I did - that it is easier to fit it to the length that you want it to be but any other editing is a lot harder and more time consuming as you have to edit each individual photo and there were several hundred of these used in my movie as well as video. This would mean that if I were to use the same concept and gather footage in the same way that I would start my editing process a lot earlier on and maybe edit more photos than I did to extra enhance the photos just for the effect but maybe it would better enhance my grade. I would definately work through my project by the book and make sure each process was ticked off and completed as I went and so that I did not have to go back and do all the boring and time consuming jobs such as story board (which was more challenging as there was a lot more to do on that as I used photos and so there were more scenes than there would be if I was to film the whole thing) and the production log and schedule etc, at the end. To do better, is the same as anything though really and is something that can always be improved and that is time management. If I had closely followed the book then at the end I would have finished a lot earlier and then so I would have had time to look over my movie and no doubt come up with other things I could have added and then do so just to add more depth to my movie, maybe make it a little clearer and easier to follow that it was only the opening of a movie and make it clear about what the audience would be to expect if the whole movie was to be made. Even though, to me, this is perfectly clear, I was concerned that to others who were not familiar with my movie would find it a little harder to follow. I could have edited more of my photos. I'm not necessarily sure whether that would have been a positive thing or not but it would have added complexity to the movie and would mean that the marker would have more to consider when looking at my work.
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