What were the worst aspects of shooting your scene at school and how it directly affected your project
I can write a whole chapter about how filming at school directly affected the quality of my project.
First of all, one of the most noticeable aspects of the project is the audio. I was debating if I should record the audio separately but then due to the limited amount of time that I was given to film the scene, I did not end up doing that. The audio is fine but it could have been better. The location that I picked for the scene had a large effect on the final outcome. Due to the large space, the sound was very “echoey” but I couldn’t think of a better place to shoot the scene so I had to work with what I had. I tried to reduce the noise while editing but it still
The second aspect is the whole messy situation of my team. So I had to work alone because the person that I was going to work with wasn’t in school. So I had to get help from a classmate to film for me. I wasn’t fully satisfied with what I was able to film during the limited time that my classmate was available. So when my teammate came back, I suggested that I can work with them since I wanted to re-film my scenes anyways and they agreed and we started to work on a new project together. My ex-teammate was really specific with the blocking and location of the scene which made it much harder to film as it was during lessons time so there weren’t many places where we could film at. The deadline was approaching and I was done with the constant extension of the project. So I decided that I would edit the footage that I filmed myself and turn it in. I felt bad so I still worked with them, not making any creative decisions and only participating and acting as “Nicole”.
The last aspect I previously mentioned was the fact that I was given 20 minutes to film the whole thing. The classmate that I asked to help me was a bit busy so they gave me 20 minutes to film and I also had to bribe them with snacks. I planned everything out in one period. And since there was a limited time that I was given, I couldn't check every shot that I filmed and I couldn't really re-film anything so many of the shots didn't come out as I wanted them to.
How you plan to correct these aspects on for your portfolio project
Well, first of all, I would be working in a controlled environment, space/location where I have full control over the environment and I can set up how I want to. And there won't be any restrictions on time, I can film whenever I want to. I can control the sound.
I'm planning to and currently filming my project in my room. Most of my scenes take place in a bedroom scene so it's really convenient that I can have complete control over this. The convenience made it really fun to play around with all the setups and rearrangements of the props around the room.
I'm fixing the audio issue by borrowing a mic from school as well as filming in a space where there aren't as many sounds that would affect the outcome. I also pay attention to the time that I'm filming so that there won't be many sounds like the trucks outside or my neighbour's sounds or sounds from outside.
Thankfully I'm working on this project alone so I won't be affected by a teammate. I am asking for help from one person to help me film but other than that I'm doing this project all my own. It has pros and cons, but for the project, I'm filming, I feel it's better to do it all alone.
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