Workshop Shot Types Film - Reflection

The part of the project I felt was the most successful was the sequence of shots where Dylan opens and closes the locker. I think that the transition going in and out of the locker looks very smooth, and I am also proud of the foley that we did for the locker and for Dylan grabbing the notebook.

The least successful part of the project was the color correcting. I have very little skill with color correction, and basically just guessed the whole time. I feel that I improved the look of the shots in some areas, but I do not believe that I kept a consistent style throughout the film, and I believe that it is worse off for it. In the future, I wish to actually understand more about color correction so I don't make the same mistakes again.

I learned how to shoot a film as a group from this project. We did not have any group projects last year, so to start right into one was a different experience, though one I felt made the process of filming go significantly smoother. I feel that I have learned a lot about filming in groups, and would like to do similar projects in the future. 

This year in film, I hope to have my films flow much smoother and look much nicer. 



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