What have you learnt from doing the project?

From the start we were decided on the concept of 'Science Boys', but think we were slightly naive to the process of planning what went into the opening sequence. Whilst our initial layout for our opening sequence was interesting on paper, the reality was we had overestimated the quality of camera and soon realized the type of shots we wanted would only be achievable with equipment we didn't have access to, so we quickly realized we had to regroup and re shoot.

From this we learnt the importance of meticulous planning, previously we had not thought through every shot clearly enough and when we came to shoot it was a case of thinking on the spot. The second time round, due to planning and avluating, it ran much more smoothly. The shots were right and because we had planned it meant we were more efficient with time, enabling us to film the majority of our shots one night after sixth form.

I also learnt that having co operative actors willing to give up spare time is important. Luckily all of the people we asked to appear in our introduction were willing to give up spare time and work to a schedule will helped us when filming as we were not wating around or finding we had to change dates around which would have cost time and rushed our footage.

The software Adboe Premier Pro was also new to me as I had never used it, but I found the previous tasks where we had filmed short sequences and played around with the effects/tools on Adobe really helped when it came to our final project as myself and Flossi could then build upon the little knowledge we knew to keep learning about and using the software. i think on reflection had we not used it previous to the final project we would have found difficulty creating the piece we were capable of.

When we were actually uploading and editing our footage we found it was useful to go through and check footage and then name the clips we were using so that we knew which ones to use when imported. This not only helped with timing but meant that we would always be able to find the footage we needed again should the software lose ours, which it did.

 Finally I learnt the importance of working with someone who also understands what is required of the project and  could in this case work in a partnership. Luckily I think myself and Flossi worked well together as we both had creative input and were willing to give extra time in order to make sure the finished product was as good as it could have been. We both agreed on the concept from the beginning and raised any doubts or concerns before it was too late to change. Overall whilst it was a learning curve I believe everything I learnt was beneficial and gave me a greater understanding of what is required the planning/filming/editing in media and filming.