My Achievements In This Project

My aims for this project were to fulfil the brief to the best standard I could and to become more vocal in class as well as improving my editing and filming skills.

Before our test shoot we were quite unorganised so I took the role of organising everything we would need because firstly I am very organised, secondly, no one else in the group seemed voiced any desire to take that role and thirdly, I was collecting all of the equipment and providing transport so it was easier for me to provide what I could and delegate the rest between the group. As this had worked well for our test shoot we did the same again for the real shoot, but with our more comprehensive list of props we were able to split the responsibility more fairly.

On the day of the shoots we all took turns filming, checking sound, continuity etc. so that we all gained practice and double checked each other as well as deciding the set up of each shot as a group.

Before the project I had used Premier and Paintshop so knew the basics about how to use them, but throughout this project my editing skills have improved vastly and I now am more able to use the programmes, with some basic skills of After Effects too.

As a group I think we all, eventually, learnt to compromise, or at least knew when to stop fighting for hat we wanted. I think this helped with our communication and having arguments as we went along made it easier to work as a group. Previously I hadn't ever really got involved with creative arguments, but in this project I felt that I should voice my opinion and become more confident in my suggestions. I think one of my biggest achievements has been the higher level of confidence I've gained, I am now slightly vocal in class and have got to know the rest of my class better.

Overall I feel that I did achieve my aims and have learnt that discussion is key to a group working together to produce a successful thriller sequence.