Research for #3 Question of CCR

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Question

How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

Step #1- Script

In other projects, my group and I would plan ahead, but never as detailed as we did this time and because of this, I became more disciplined when following a schedule. I usually do general research with no specific goal. With this project, I used metacognition and thought about how my research will apply to me when I am making my plot and filming. For example, when I was researching dramas, I made sure to research a clear map of how dramatic plots are developed so I can use it as a guide when making my plot. My production process evolved too. My partner and I wanted to use low-key lighting to show Alea sitting in the dark as she watched TV; however, filming in the dark lowered our camera quality a lot! I had to adapt to this by making the lighting on set brighter and utilizing the editing platform to achieve our mise-en-scene goals. So, I learned how to separate certain tasks from the production process. Also, some clips turned out too long, like the one of Alea opening her mail, because we felt every second was important. This resulted in us refilming the clip to compress only her important emotions into a shorter time span. My judgement was tested during this because I had to determine importance of certain clips.  Refliming taught me to pay close attention to shot composition to maintain continuity. I did this by looking back at clips showing a specific part of  the set, and following the protagonist's movements. Ultimately, I started as a very go-with-the-flow planner and ended as someone who values sticking to thier schedule for the sake of the production process. Plus, I began using metacognition during my production stages when playing around with shot composition and determining the priority of certain shots.

Step #2- Research