Evaluation
What worked well...
- I like the general 'Surreal' narrative structure, this works well because of the slow pace and the soundtrack (thank you Led Zeppelin), It also helps that the audience have no Idea what type of fruit stars in the film (Its a painted melon if you were wondering)
- I quite like the panning shot when the character puts the fruit down, this mimmics the action and gets quite intimate with his personality, It also establishes the character
- A range of camera angles and inclusion of 'deutch angles' to add to the uneasy surrealism and symbolise something not quite right
- I have got a mixture of horror/comedy related responses which was what I was going for in the brief
- There were a few memorable shots such as the carved fruit smile
- I stuck to the storyboard fairly well, although altered shots to make them work in the location or to better achieve the affect I wanted
- The Carving montage worked well and the impact of the knife was felt through the match on action
What I would do better next time...
- I would have got a different actor so I didn't have to be in it myself for the blue faced part and cpuld have stayed in control of the camera and the shots, on the part where I stand up the camera tilts up slightly too much which annoys me, the reason I had to be in it is because on the day my actor (who said they would do It previous to the filming date) refused to paint their face, so possibly I would employ someone more reliable in the planning stage
- I also would have given the actor a more in depth brief in order to get him into the state of mind and understand the surreal genre I was going for
- I would also practice and explore the editing software as it was my 1st time using it
- I Like how the 'Evil fruit' Idea came about but this was originally meant to be a pumpkin, however I couldn't find one of a decent size at the time
- I would also take a look at some techniqques used in similar films, I found a few, one in particular ( Cat with Hands ) that were similar to what I was going for but couldnt find something that matched the clear stylised idea I had in my head
- I would also think more about the mis-en scene, however because of budget and slim resources for a shooting space I could only make do with what I had but I tried to dress the scene as much as I could
- I would spend more money on the piece but because of a non-existent budget and my new student life I could barely afford the paint for the melon...
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