Evalution (Depict)

•What was the task?

•What was your idea?

•What was your inspiration?

•What planning documentation / processes did you have to complete?

•Did your finished work reflect the planning you had completed?

•What changes did you make from your planning and why?

•What do you think is the most successful aspect of the project?

•What would you change or do differently if you were to undertake the task again?

•What did you enjoy most about the project?

•Was there anything you did not enjoy?

•List a few examples, from the class, of aspects that were praised

•List a few of the aspects from your peers that were marked as areas for improvement

For our first official production project, the class was divided into groups of 3-4 people to work

collaboratively on a single short film, lasting just 90 seconds- this was to be shared to an online creative

platform known as Depict whereby all contestants are competing against one another to win first place. What inspired the production of "Box of Dates" was the popularity surrounding dating reality shows as it leaves individuals in a very vulnerable situation and how, as the viewer, it comes across comedic having all these characters clash and show themselves off. So, to do this the students had to decide who had
what role. As someone whose ambition in life is to direct movies, I put my name
forward for the role. What was key in the process of assigning roles was looking at
the skills of each individual and what they could bring to the overall production or
alternatively, what people were interested in trying out for themselves. The initial
stages involved Amy, the artist so to say, being responsible for putting together
the storyboards in great detail; Owen, who scripted the Gothic teenager and the
awkward Nerd; Luke, who scripted the Political driven, ‘very’ British “gentleman”
and the not-so-interesting Norman; and I, yet another script writer for two
individuals: a Cali Gurl whose priorities lie in Hello magazine and a hippie living up
in the mountains.
During the filming however, we changed the who would be playing the talent as we were impressed by Owens ability to transform into multiple characters. In addition, Amy was still due to play as the main protagonist Alexandra,
desperately trying to find her one-true-love. But to act alongside her was Owen, who
played the individuals accompanying Alex on her speed date experience, transforming his look
and his mannerism to mask the fact he was the same person in each of their shots.
As for the rest of us, we worked behind the scenes, with Luke on lights and sound
and myself on the two cameras ensuring that we referred back to our pre-production
plan and making adjustments along the way.