NUMBER 3!!!

 CCR Question #3: How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

First off, can I just say how EXCITED I am to answer this question. The first two were very technical and asked a lot about the film itself, but this question is asking about something personal. I'm also usually a very enthusiastic learner, which makes answering this question even more fun! Let's get into it. 

I'm going to be very honest, this project was very stressful. But, I did have some fun! The first step of the project was to research and plan our opening. I did NOT enjoy this process because I was so stress out, not knowing what I wanted my end goal to look like. There was so much freedom, and even though that might seem ideal for some people, I like to have guidelines that I can follow. Without any prompts, I had to do a lot of research on genres and different films. So, my research skills definitely improved from when I started. I was very anxious because I was afraid that I would be behind on planning. But after our first group meeting, I realised a lot of my classmates were in the same boat as me. Not only did the meeting calm my anxieties, my classmates gave many thoughtful and useful ideas I could use for my film. This was when I started to change my attitude towards this project. I became excited to begin because I just adored the idea of Evanescent. However, things seemed to just went downhill from there. 

Screenshot of my original actor
cancelling filming plans last minute

So many things went wrong after finalising my idea and script. First off, my original actor cancelled on me on our very first day of filming. This meant I not only had to find a replacement (within an hour!), but also that I had to change my script so that it only incorporated one character. I had to change my entire film design and character, since Mila's personality was heavily based on being a serious caretaker. There were just so many problems and I was under an overwhelming amount of stress. However, I got my act together and decided to go on with my idea anyways. I tried using all the shots that we learned during our One Word Film Project to create a diversity of shots. I really appreciate the past projects, since it helped a lot with filming. After two days of successful filming, I got to editing my project. My editing skills have definitely improved a lot from when I first started. I didn't have any editing experiences at all before this taking this class. Our One Word Film project and our Sound Project did not need as advanced editing as this project did. It was my first time using Adobe Premiere Pro and I was overwhelmed by how many sections and buttons there were. I've never been so grateful that I live in the 21st century and that YouTube exists. I noticed how my editing techniques got better and that I started noticing details that needed to be tweaked. 

I'm super proud of my progress, even though I REALLY need to improve my time management skills. I'm a procrastinator, which is probably what made this project so stressful for me. I also despise when things don't go my way, it makes me itch in a really bad way. One of the biggest things I learned from this project was how to adapt, since I ran into so many problems, a lot of things had to change. I'm usually not the best at adapting, but this project helped me realise that not everything is going to go smoothly, and that knowing the best way to proceed is an important skill that I will need to know,