5 Obstructions: Each group was given 5 different obstructions and had to create a 3 to 5 minute film.
Here's the finished product:
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5 Obstructions Given to My Group:
- Moving master shot.
- Every shot has to be moving.
- One person in the shot at all times.
- One color for each scene (must be done in post).
- Handheld.
(The first and second obstruction are similar… but oh well.)
Surprisingly, the 5 obstructions project turned out to be not so bad. I feel like the story makes a huge difference on whether or not 5 Obstructions would be difficult. Well, that and depending on what those 5 were.
Overall, I enjoyed how the project came out. Of course, it could never be perfect. I believe there were some shots that could have been done differently. Specifically the one where the setting did not really match up with who the character was portraying. However, I am quite pleased with how the shots came out. Moving shots had actually seemed to flow ( I was worried about them seeming odd). You can still manage to have a variety of shots with moving shots and still have that close up or master shot you’re looking for. I still think my team and I could give it some tweaking in order to have it even better. So we may plan a reshoot some time in the near future.
I believe the only thing that we pretty much had trouble planning with was the actors. It was pretty difficult to find characters that fit the vision of the director. In the end we managed, but that had seemed to be the main obstacle. With our story line, the post-production color tint actually fit pretty well so there was no problem having to go to a different color for every scene.
What didn’t go well was our planning. Or to be more precise, my planning since I was producer. When the director pretty much went AWOL, production pretty much stalled. We pushed filming dates to the day after mainly because of the lack of actors and conflict of schedules. We pulled through, but ended up cutting one scene out of the film. In hindsight, I should have just pushed through as the producer.
It’s nice to be in a group again where the plans are firm in pre-production and all you have to do is follow through with those plans. Planning makes a huge difference and can either make the production of a film frustrating or enjoyable. It’ll always be hectic, but there’s a certain vibe that you get on set when things are planned and when they’re not. I feel as if that was what made it a bit easier for the DP to transition into the Director when she was needed.
What I pretty much learned with this overall project is to try avoiding pushing off your shooting schedule. There were last minute exporting problems with our film and so we weren’t able to turn it in on time. As we all know, deadlines are important. Another thing to note is to dive sufficient time for the editors. And always remember to save time for reshoots if need be.
The 5 Obstructions was horrible, but I’d like to thank my group for that… and of course my planning ;). Haha.
Speaking of which, these blogs are over a year old! Woah, what a commitment. I have sort of missed them over the summer. So I may just blog for the heck of it.
Talk to you next time in the next production journal and/or blogpost!
P.S. Don't ask why it's titled PBJ. Shhhhhhhh.
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