Final thoughts
I think my piece was a big experiment for me. I moved away from the narrative structure i enjoy and I am comfortable with. the piece relies alot more on the viewer engaging in critical way, they could easly dismiss it or even worse not be entertained. I think that is a big part of this. removing myself for the entertainment factor and more towards the art side.
i believe all films mannage the relationship between art, entertainment, and technical. i think for this piece i focused more on the art side of film to better suit the audience who would be viewing it in a gallary like setting. I took alot of inspiration from artists like Douglas Gordon with his 24 hour psycho. mine is 16mins. I want my piece to be something you come back to. not just view all the way through. as the visuals are looped you could come back to the piece with a complety diffrent audio experience. I keep coming back to the idea of entertainment, i think this film rides the line of that, you could watch 2 cycles and be entertained but after all 5 be worn out. this is something i am aware of but enjoy having. if the piece is focused on the theme of meaning and interpertation then it is hard. trying to encoporate diffrent opionons is difficult and i think this feeling comes out from the piece.
technical
i think overall the pieces technical aspects are good, by no means perfect but it was a difficult task to get perfect.
CINEMATOGRAPHY: i think the overall style and framing works well. if i was going to make one ajustment it would be to not cut out my actors head now and again. In the shoot i did address this with tilting the camera. however as discussed before the influence of the stick was a problem. i think if i was going to do it again i would use a sammari blade so i could view the camera at all times. the issue with the space made it impossible to see the camera all the time so little issues sometimes were unnoticed. i think lighting was good. i wish i had tried shinng a light through the window but that could of not worked.
CHOROGRAPHY/ DIRECTION: I go back and forward with the idea of creating more of a emotion attactment to the character via looking into the camera (maybe its the entertainement factor again) the other movements I am happy with i think the look natural and work well. as a director i notice tiny details i want to control but realisticly a one take for that long is increadbly hard. and turned out good regardless.
EDITING/ LENGTH : i think in regards to length of the piece this is something I would like to get opionons on from my teachers and my class. in my opionon there are a few things i could change in regards to length.
- when he is stacking rocks speed it up. this would mean it could look unatural but if length comes up as an issue it could be something i could try.
- editing out 2 of the rock towers in the first go. this could work with some after effects work added. issue id see is i like the pacing. or it could create a jump. again expermentaion is the key.
- cutting out loops. this would be a difficult choice but could aid. it just thematicly wouldnt be good. however this depends on feedback as the piece does really on its coming back with a diffrent voice over.
- doing diffrent voice overs for diffrent parts of 1 sequence. this one would be really killing the theme but if this is what it comes to i guess that would be alright. would be very baised on entertainment however.
AUDIO: first thing id like to adress is the voice over. Its very difficult to tell when people say things wrong when your recording. it becomes a problem later. i could theraticly record again or work more on editing fine tuning to get words correct. (depends on feedback)
i think the design of the audio work in favour of some parts rather that others. I like the faith one. and the art one. i think the science one I need to learn how to do shepards tone then that is good. i think the family one could work better if i made a kids only track without the "coaches" overtones. i think for the pleasure one this needs the most work. i think creating the tranquil envoriment could work without the heartbeats but i need to go out and record. something i dont mind doing. maybe take some inspiration for meditaion music. need to rerecord birds
again if entertainment became a factor i need to adress. could try and connect the pieces more with a more musicical track. again im reallying on feedback.
AFTER EFFECTS/ VISUAL ISSUES : I'm slightly worried about diffrent screens showing diffrent things. VLR playe adds alot of brightness and ruins the fine tunned after effects of the black screen on the right. here are the main issues/ things i will change before final showing
- extras face .....I am aware of this but only came into awareness when viewing the encoding final edit. this was because of VLR bringing up the brightness. i dont mind it for the assesment as editng at this late stage could cause more problems than its worth. all i have to do is create a mask and edit the mask path as the actor enters and leaves. the mask will have levels on it to make it black.
- right wall blackness. i think although my after effects is good i could of put more time into the right wall to make it look more natural. i think i might have to add a bluring effect to make it match in.
- leaves on coat.....if becomes a issue i could blurr but for now it is okay.
Overview of what i've learnt
- what kind of film i like making........... arguably not a create thing to say mid project but i think i really miss narrative in my film making, expereiemting was eye opening but there is something to be said about narrative being so inspiring. ive been watching alot of short vimeo style animations and the little stories in them are amazing like world of tommorow and cheating by bill plymton. i want to really get the sweet spot between art (meaning), technically (beauty), and entertaiment (story). i think using this project as refrence point a can do that.
- how difficult one takes can be. even when everything is right little details can drive you crazy
- voice recording. be more pushy and listen through
- after effects. ive learnt alot over this project and feel alot more comfortable with after effects, i really want to push my knowledge of the program.
- pro tools is better than audition.........
- I still need to work on simplicity. i think hopefuly over christmas break i really can get to grips with doing very simple things and making them great. I can go over the top with things making mountains out of molehills. not saying dont be ambitious but i need to really get a soildly great film i am very very happy with. but as ive said this project was about experimenting.
- without narrative motivation can be an issue.
- Im glad i did my shoot early
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