CCR Question #3 Draft

Production Skills
Throughout the process of working on this film, my production skills improved in every possible category. In the beginning I had no real prior experience working on a project such as this one. So of course by the end of the process I had improved.

Camera Skills
The first time we filmed our film, we were worried about the lighting when filming our movie, this prompted us to try certain camera tricks to add more light to the film, such as holding a light behind the camera. This gave our scenes a sloppy look that we were not happy with. Therefore when we re-filmed our movie, we didn't use any cheap techniques and simply used natural lighting. This drastically improved the camera quality and look. We also incorporated better camera movement and shots that gave the film a better pacing and flow from scene to scene. Things such as filming Shawn exit his car from another car, was an amazing technique that gave the illusion of him being watched. This one example shows the improvement of my camera skills.

Directing Actors
In our original filming of the film, we did not organize our actors well. The process took a very long time and was not well executed. I believe the issue stemmed from no prior planning and a lack of focus. The second time we filmed, we were prepared. We planned the scenes well beforehand, and we focused on filming. This time we filmed very efficiently and made good time. One example of the planning beforehand was the better outfit choices of our actors, and the better execution that can be seen in scenes, such as the one when Tyanna's character yells at Shawn's character. An emphasis and planning and focus, drastically improved my directing skills.