Major Project Unit - Production Reflection

   Looking back at how far we have come as a group working on this film, I am immensely proud of what we have accomplished. From myself personally not being a part of a production in January, to being the editor of this high standard quality of a short film is something I am extremely proud of. We worked together to create this film and we did a great job of it.

   Even though I am proud of this film, there are some issues I have about it. The recording of dialogue was not great, which required reshoots in some parts or when we couldn't reshoot, what I would call harsh editing where I had to force some dialogue to be overly raised so you can hear them. This was due to the fact our actors spoke at different levels and the sound recording was not altered for this. The other big issue I have about this film which is negative is the portrayal of the character Billy. In most parts he is very strong with showing emotion in scenes where he is angry or upset. But it is the scenes where he is speaking normally he comes across very wooden and plain, not standing out at all. Originally we believed this to be a good thing as it reflected his characters personality, but after viewing it so many times in the editing process and critiques from our peers, it is clear to see the performance was not good enough for the film.

   Even with these issues, I am immensely proud of myself, Andrew and Tim with what we have made together. I am proud of how far my work ethic and editing skills have come and also of my contributions to the footage i.e. beginning cutaway sequence & cutaways mainly seen between scene 9 and 10. I will never forget working on this project and what we have accomplished.