My production skills developed by understanding how to make a film. From the initial submission to the final submission. I have learned how to handle the camera, how to understand the importance of sound, how to better communicate what needs to be done, and how to maneuver the camera to make a certain effect.
I've learned how to better talk to the actors and actresses. This because I gave more concise direction of what I wanted to be shot in a certain scene. I would tell them why I wanted to do a certain camera angle, so they knew what to expect. I didn't know how to communicate because I felt I was disturbing them about my project every week. I was able to effectively communicate what needs to be done and how it should be done.
The scheduling was a bit of a hassle for my midterm submission and my third quarter submission. The filming was usually done on Thursday and Fridays with having to remind them to wear the same clothes the day after. We did some filming on Monday once I looked over the shots done the previous days and decide what to keep and what to re-shoot. There were several mishaps when it comes to scheduling. Every month, they had fire drill alarm practice after school on Fridays which is when I had to film. Other times it was doctor appointments or was sick so the actress home early. Other times I forget to remind the kidnapper to be there because he was there for one minute.
Another was the location. The location where the actresses were playing cards in the courtyard had to be changed. This is because it was had to hear them. Another change of location was where the kidnapper was located because the kidnapper could be seen. The last location that was different was the new scene I added. This made more sense because it has more authentication that the actresses were looking for their friends instrument.
I added scenes because it was too short and vague. The audience did not know the circumstances before, for only stated the missing instrument. I added two different scenes and a scene that did not make it in the midterm submission which was the view of an over the shoulder shot of the kidnapper looking a Bibi running. The last scene was edited to be a shot-reverse-shot instead of a two shot because it fit convention and it was more dynamic to see each of their expressions.
I started to evolve after the midterm submission because that was my trial run. I had somewhat of a clue at what I was doing but not by much. The third quarter submission was a vast improvement because I knew what I had to add and to fix to make it better. The final submission is exactly the same as the 3rd quarter submission by one exception which was that some of the scenes were shorter.
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