MAPS AND NETWORKS EVALUATION

In this blogpost I will evaluate the whole process from start to finish of Danielle and I's film.

PRE PRODUCTION

Danielle and myself decided to pair up again, as we had worked so well in the first year on our experimental film together. The process of that film was easy and seamless so it seemed silly not to do the process again together. We started talking about ideas and what inspired us, which lead on to feminism and women's rights. So we decided to research into feminist women, artists, and articles talking about female empowerment and repression. This got us into thinking how we feel women are represented in the media, through male gaze and such conformist ways. We discussed where we would want to film as our idea started to fill out and got our pre production done easily and quickly, eager for sign off from Rosie.

SHOOTING

We arranged a day in the reading week to film, we found a willing actress very quickly and used all of our own equipment for the shoot. As we were filming in my house I spent the morning cleaning and ensuring all areas were tidy as I knew there would be a lot of equipment around and bags and things. I re printed out the shooting script and schedule so we could remind ourselves if we ever went off track. We took into consideration our actress and her being cold in minimal clothing and made sure she was covered warmly when shooting wasn't on and took regular breaks as we had LED lights on. As me and Danielle were well organised for the shoot day there was no delays in anything and we worked very well and closely together.
The hardest task of the day was getting the footage we wanted in the bath tub, we were dead set on filming in the bath, we just had to try and figure out how this was achievable. We put on the rain cover the 305 had in case of any splashing, then I had to get in the bath with the actress to ensure we got the over the head shots we wanted. This was a major risk in case I slipped, we tired the actress out, it got too cold for her, or water damage but we ensured that our risk assessment was thorough so that we could respond quickly if any of those situations came up. We found a secure camera strap that went around my neck so the camera was secure as well as in my hands. We looked back at our schedule to ensure we could make this bath scene as quick and smooth as possible so our actress wasn't cold.
We were happy with all the footage from the day, and as we had started filming early this meant we had hours of footage to play with for each screen. With all our filming out the way it meant we could focus on studio shoot and then edit this piece after.

EDITING

To edit we used Premier Pro and made titles to fit in between some of our clips, we colour corrected and recorded a voice over to fit the length of the piece. This went smoothly, despite some audio issues we exported in the correct formats as single screens ready for After Effects to make it a twin screen. We had again some issues with After Effects, but only minor as they were very easy to adjust and we could continue with exporting. Overall I feel this process went really well, with great communication skills, scheduling was well planned as we started exporting each screen at midday so we left ourselves with a lot of time for any things we needed to fix.

PRESENTATION

With the piece all done and dusted we have thought long and hard about what sort of space was suitable for our twin screen. We felt this piece could become an installation in the right environment, so we requested the box in the quad that often has interactive pieces in. We feel this would be an incredible space to hang our two screens in the back, paint the box an erotic red, with plush fluffy throws on the floor, to make it feel intimate, sexual and womb like to bring our piece together and create the environment that suits our film. Having the box would be an added bonus as our film displays nudity, and if our piece was in the corridor it would have to be covered on open days, so if it was in the box in the quad it could just be locked up and tucked out the way. Even though I think nudity shouldn't be sexualised but instead celebrated.

I hope you enjoy. Thank you