Binglish As Media Preliminary Task

Final Project 

This is my final project for the media course.

Final Film Evaluation

The experience of filming, directing and writing the final film was a positive experience, however there were also negative barriers which needed to be overcome.

As the film is a british crime based film we attempted to portray this as much as possible as we introduced sections of london streets towards the beginning.  I found when filming other camera angles were better than others, such as the over shoulder as opposed to the head shot.  Therefore different angles needed to be shot in order maintain the audiences attention as well as the light being correct for the scene.  Before shooting we found the first thing that was needed to be done was the writing of the film.  This was done as we sketched a rough storyboard of the scenes and what the story was about.  We also found that we both had the same ideas, this made working easier as we wanted the same thing.

Composing the music was an important factor, we did this by estimating from our scenes the genre of music as well as how heavy or soft.  This worked well, however when reviewing the final piece, parts of the music did not fit, therefore these parts were worked upon and changed.

Having to direct the film was a pleasurable experience as we found this interesting having to decide the location, camera angles etc.  However when directing we found that certain decisions had to be made quickly.  For example, if a camera angle did not work because of the light or we did not want certain things to be on show for the viewer we would have to decide what possible camera angle could work.  For this reason we experimented with camera angles and overcame all possible obstacles. 

Preliminary Evaluation

During the preliminary task I found that this gave us the chance to familiarise with the equipment.  For example, I found out how to use the camera in the correct way as well as learning how to use the editing software on the computer.  This task also gave us the chance to practice camera angles.  When filming the different camera angles I found that not all angles worked with certain shots, this same situation also showed later on in the main film.  This however was overcome as we decided on better angles to shoot from.

Another aspect which was found hard to overcome was the lines.  This was because a set script was not written, this meant the actors had to add lib to a situation which we created.  The main downfall of this was the repetition of takes.  This problem also made the editing harder to work with.