We were given a brief to use tripods, cameras and iMovie to create a 1 minute film based around the title, "The Meeting". Our teacher gave us little advice or help on how to shoot the film, however, this was done intentionaly to make the task an introduction to filmmaking. As Mr. Rosen said, he was 'Setting us up to fail'. The film was about a reunion of two old friends, one has become popular and confident, and the other isshy and timid, and the popular character does not seem to have time for the other character, resulting in an awkward situation. Dan, Alex, Joey, and me worked together to make the film, we applied shooting techniques we gained from the previous project, yet our understanding of them was poor.
Evaluation
When everyone had finished filming and editing, we viewed everybody else's final edited film, all entitled the "The meeting". None of them were of very high quality or very entertaining, due to a lack of time, and knowledge of filming and editing techniques. There were several key areas that needed improvement across the class.
Utalize your existing knowledge of editing techniques. In this particular task we were alright in this area as joey due to his expierience in creating film, was confident with the i Movie software, however alot of the movies were poorly edited.
Try to keep all of the shots quick and interesting, as a long shot can often become dull and uneventful, therefore boring your viewers and resulting in an unentertaining film.
Try not diverge from the story. If the narrative has no definite parameters, it can be hard to hold your audiences attention
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