Art to Life

All around we did a good job with the film. We divided up the work equally between us and we didn't run into any problems. The only issue was choosing the picture as we could have gone in any direction with the pictures we had at are dispose. We eventually decided on the girl smoking the cigarette because we had talked it through and in turn created a good storyline that was concise. The filming was quick because we had a clear idea of what we were creating and it didn't have to be complicated because of time constrains. It was a great learning experience as Eric and I did the editing of the film, which was something I had only done once before on Final Cut Pro. It did take me awhile to get the hang of capturing, editing, and putting in the effects but in the end I understood the fundamentals.
My next project would be a short film something along the lines of 3 to 5 minutes because that allows me to do something in more depth and spend more time on each shot to make sure it is exactly what I want. The idea of the film would be basic as I would just focus on getting the point across in a creative manner.
Yes, in a lot of ways the basics of photography can be applied over to film. For example, the rule of thirds and use of different lenses and camera angles. In the short film for this project we used a lot of different camera angles and camera heights to show that the girl was not your typical kind of person which was evident when she picked up the cigarette that was laying on the ground-still lit.
In this project my primary role was to edit the film but also to help out with choosing the pictures as well as cementing the storyline of the short film. All in all, we met every aspect of the film from pre-production to the final version and there is nothing that any of us didn't have a role in.