My Group:
In my Juno film task group was Max Duffy, Jordan Fowler and myself. Jordan was in charge of the filming, Max was in charge of the editing and I was in charge of being Juno. As a group, we planned what we were going to do and all partook in creating the story board.
The Storyboard:
In the story board we created, we had 12 scenes to film with each scene having a certain length of time we would film it for. As well as this, each scene of the storyboard has information about what shot we needed to film, for example the first scene was a 'long-shot'. Adding on to this, each clip of the storyboard had information of what was going on in each scene, of what myself as Juno had to do for the film including a simple sketched picture of what it may look like.
Our Juno Film:
Evaluation:
How did the filming go?
The filming went very well and the film turned out to be very successful. As a group we worked hard and got on well with each other which made it easier. We did not need a lot of takes in each scene, but we always did an extra take just in case the first take wasn't good enough or a mistake occurred which we wouldn't have known about. However, as being the character of Juno myself, i think my confidence of acting out this character wasn't high enough, therefore i think i need to improve on this. The timing of each scene we did was near enough perfect, an odd couple of scenes could have been altered or filmed again to get the right timing, yet we did not have enough time to do this.
Was your storyboard accurate?
The storyboard could have been improved by adding in more specific detail of each scene. The timing was right on each take of the storyboard, each shot was correct. Yet, I think that more detail could have been added on the storyboard of what Juno had to do to make the film look more similar than it already was.
What were your strengths and weaknesses in the group?
The strengths in our group was that we all got on well with each other and each member would listen to each others ideas for the film. We all worked very hard and concentrated on the aspects that needed to be improved. We weren't always serious with the film, we all had a laugh making it more comfortable to work with each other.
The weaknesses in the group was that we may have rushed the filming a bit which is why we had to edit some clips in slow motion so it would match the original Juno film. However, we did not have a lot of time to film it anyway making it harder for us to take our time filming.
Did you get all the footage you needed?
We got all the footage we needed apart from one piece. This was right at the start when Juno walks behind the tree and then the picture of the film turns into a cartoon edit. However, Max edited a tree into our film to make it match the Juno film and also made the one scene of me walking slow motion so it all came together smoothly and the correct timing was applied.
What technical skills either camera or premiere did you learn? How does it compare to the original?
In premiere I learnt how to merge on clip with another smoothly using different transitions. This was very effective as it would make the whole film flow smoothly throughout. With the camera i learnt how to zoom in and out whilst filming which was another skill that helped the film to run smoothly. My film compared to the original was different but also similar. It was in time for most of it, the shots were exactly the same as the original, however the cartoon edit was a different effect to the original yet it was the only one we had available to use.
What went well?
The filming went well and ran smoothly, we only forgot to record one piece of footage but had all the others done perfectly. The editing was the most difficult part but it was successful and effective in the end. Working as a group together went well itself, we all got on well and had a laugh.
What did you learn?
By doing the Juno film task, i got used to using the programme premiere when editing my piece as it is very difficult to use. I also learnt that you have to have a lot of confidence to act out a character of a film even if its without any dialogue. Adding on to this, I learnt all the different shot's involved when filming and how to film these shots.
What will you take with you to your next production?
I will take with me many things, including more confidence when acting, more specific detail involved in the storyboard and spend more time on filming if I can.