Final – Collaboration

Although many may dream to work solo on a project for multiple reasons such as creative freedom and easier scheduling, for me, working solo on this film was very difficult. When it comes to working as an individual many attributes were required to ensure that every component of production was done correctly. One key attribute that was I and other Solo practitioners must display throughout all aspect of production, is being quick on decision making and not second-guessing our own choices. Although I had Rohan as an instructor and help, I did not have a partner that was able to give me their opinions as a result it leads to me second-guessing myself throughout the creation of the film. This is a key aspect that I need to work on within the future if I want to work as a solo practitioner, being strong in my choices and not second-guessing opinion. This second-guessing could be seen throughout my production, where my rough cut was HEAVILY cluttered with too much of the interview leading to people not linger on these beautiful shots for long cause I as the editor and director could not decide what I wanted to leave out and decided to leave it all in.  Attributes such as Time Management and Planning also have key roles in a solo practitioner. As a solo media creator, you must be able to keep on top of every single aspect of the film as there will be no one that will remind you or push you. Planning plays a big role in this to ensure that you do not fall behind and leave everything to the last minute but also, so things become manageable, and components do not stack upon each other. Planning is beneficial as it outlines what to expect in the future and prepare equipment before the shooting day and other components which allows being prepared. Time Management also fall into this as it ensures that people are prepared, and roles and jobs do not stack on top of each other. As a media practitioner, some areas that I believe that I worked well are things such as planning and time management. Before even shooting my film, I planned out what I was going to film and the structure of my film was, this ensures that when I got to the filming site, I knew exactly what I was looking for and not thumbing around, this then helps me in the editing suite as I had a clear vision on what I was looking for and rather being clueless. I also discover that I can set up a camera proficiently and able focus a camera on objects on the spot, this has a key role in my future as if I am working as a media practitioner, I will need to be able to set up a camera easily or at least know the basic of camera adjustment. (This studio has also turned me into photography, I take my camera everywhere now). However, there were multiple areas that I do need to work on in the future and need to change for future film productions. As stated already I need to be strong in my decisions and not second-guessing myself to ensure that I make the best film possible. One area I do need to heavily improve on is conducting interviews with the participants, throughout my interview section I stumbled on names and flipped questions around, asked the wrong questions and did not prepare my participant properly, as a result, it led to me not have all that I need and having that shock factor that many may be looking for. I also need to work on my editing and building structure better, although I thought I was good at editing before, this studio showed me that my storytelling is not the best and I do need to work on that if I want to work as an editor. Also working on my grammar would also be good if I ever want to write a pitch.  In the end, Media practitioners are never perfect and always need constant improvement. As Caroline states, it is hard to finish work sometimes because you could think of areas you could improve on.

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