REFLECTION OF FINAL PRESENTATION

Assignment done! The presentation worked out to go really well, and really smoothly. Despite my track record of trying, but ultimately failing to stick to the script, I actually pretty much stuck to the script! No awkward stammering… I think! That’s the sign of a good presentation.

Apart from that crowning achievement by me, I feel as if we had a really well organised and flowing structure in our presentation. After Ashton’s great title sequence, David started with a really concise and efficient briefing outlining the evolution of our final product. Steph elaborated on the casting, auditioning process and about a few of the issues that came about in these process, Jess talked about the fate of her character, Liam, and the process of casting and permit issues. And then I did my part, we then played Martin. After this, David concluded and threw in a nice little compliment to Paul, and summed up that this was a project which was worth doing. Despite our different roles within production, we were all able to talk about the specific fields that we specialised in within the production, as well as offer insightful reflections on the go. Also, I also feel like the variation between us speaking, and showing videos as we go, I’m sure would have been a point of interest for the audience, to have this balance. I spoke about pretty much exactly what I blogged about in my last post, however I did add a few small details which I forgot to mention in the post which I ended up speaking about.

I commented on the fact that as camera man, I tried to evoke a mockumentary, hand-held feel to the shots of Valentina and Martin. I also spoke about doing awkward crash zooms, a trademark within the genre, and how that we utilized that to supplement gags, increase awkwardness and ultimately use the camera somewhat like a character. Apart from that, the rest turned out completely as planned.

In reflection of everything that eventuated, the entire process was filled with passion and determination to get a great product in the end. Not everything went to plan however, and we had instances which weren’t always ideal, like culling characters we couldn’t film to a high standard in the amount of time we had remaining, battery life issues during filming or group members being sick or absent for instance. We were determined, steadfast and committed (I’m stealing some lines from our show here, but they apply) in trying to make a show which fit well with the mockumentary genre. We also were able to have a fair bit of fun in the process to, which is one of the great benefits of writing for comedy. Overall however despite a few struggles, ultimately we found a way to make our characters work. I’ll be uploading a few more videos, and probably another post about a reflection on the entire course. Hopefully you’ll be able to see our drive to make a really good pilot prototype.

 

 

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