NAME: Jase
Van Meeteren
DATE: October 25,
2016
FILM: One
shot event
DP: Jase
Van Meeteren
TMA 285 DIRECTOR’S REFLECTION
Reflect on how your film turned
out. Have the courage to evaluate your work not only with a
self-congratulatory eye, but also with a critical eye.
Step back; pretend the film wasn't made by you. Be exacting. Be demanding.
Don't let yourself off the hook. Be completely honest about your performance.
- Turn in a hard copy of this
statement the next class session after your film screens
- Upload the statement to Learning
Suite the day after your film screens
- Post this
to your blog with your film the day after your film screens
Overall response (2-3
paragraphs):
In 2-3
paragraphs, write an overall response to your film: Were you successful at
achieving what you set out to achieve? What are you proud of? What would you do
differently if you could remake this piece? What did you learn?
I really noticed this time how my engagement went from tentative
to less tentative through the film. I think I started out getting everything I
was supposed to be getting at the beginning of the film. However, halfway
through I think I sopped concentrating when my focus stopped working. I stopped
getting all the good angles I wanted so that was disappointing to see. I do
think towards the end I was able to get some good stuff as I tried to run
around Hope to get some shots of her face and husband at the end.
I think I was actually pretty
successful at what I was doing. I just wish I had gotten more interesting shots
during the actual filming. I think I was successful in showing the mundane
process of Hope and contrasting it with how bored her husband was. I think I’m
proud of how the narrative progressed and turned out. I just think if I had
more interesting angles the entire one shot would have been more interesting.
Briefly answer the following:
What, specifically, did you want to
communicate? Were you successful? Why? Why not?
I wanted to
show how mundane life can be. I think it was pretty successful. I think it worked
because we went from watching Hope do all this boring work, to watching her
husband do nothing but watch TV
How, specifically, did you try to
say this? What
visual elements, techniques, etc. did you use?
I tried to
introduce Hope in a nice way by starting on the portrait of herself. I tried to
catch her dialog to understand her more and how boring the process was. I tried
to hold no things that were a little more boring (I don’t necessarily think
that worked but that was my thought.) Then the reveal of her husband at the
end.
What did you learn about storytelling:
I learned
that if you are going to have a reveal, you should throw in some hint at the
beginning. I should have shown Kyler really quick before hope went to do
laundry.
Working with actors and getting performance:
I didn’t
really work with actors this time but I did learn that you should keep the
camera going because you might get something good they say.
Blocking — camera and actors:
I learned
that to keep a one shot interesting, the camera should constantly be looking
for the interesting. You should be actively searching for a better composition
and shot every second.
Visuals — composition, framing, visual
elements:
I learned
that you need to see a person’s face more to really connect with them.
Especially when they are using dialog. I also learned how important it is to
get light into an area to orient the audience, mine was way to dark.
Design & Art Direction:
Use what
you have around you and you can get something good. I used the photos on the
wall of the location to establish a character a little bit.
The Production Process — collaboration with crew, the
logistics of making this piece:
The logistics were pretty standard. There wasn’t much to do
besides hit record. Though I do wish I had rehearsed just with the location to
see where I wanted to stand with the camera.
What was it
like to watch your film with an audience? Did they understand it? Miss the
point? Why did they respond the way they did?
I was
actually surprised because it seemed like most people got it. I think there
were parts when they were bored or disoriented but that was because I didn’t
have enough light going into the frame. Or because I held on an uninteresting
thing instead of following action and allowing the camera to go with it.
Other observations:
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