Overall, No.
There are parts I like and am proud of but in general I do not like my film.
I am always over critical of my work and whenever there is group crit I am usually the one to contribute the most criticisms towards my own work.
Elena says I should be proud of my work especially for a first year student but I find it hard to oversee this.
I like my film for the way some frames look:
I am also proud of the way I used after effects- I still have a lot to learn but I don’t think I did a bad job for a rookie!
My film also follows all the codes and conventions of a trailer So I guess that makes it a successful film. But…
One big reason for me not liking my film is because I have spent so much time creating it, coming up with this big idea in my head. Now that I have created it I feel the initial picture in my head is different and not as good. I had high expectations that were in some ways too high.
I think I also lost a love in my project by the end of the process as I had been working on it for a long time and then realised there was nothing more to add to it to make it better (well… in the time limit). I know perfection is not achievable but I always strive for it.
Looking at my film I would approach the whole concept differently. For my film I chose an easier option of creating a trailer for a film of TV series. In some ways I wished I had chosen to make a pilot episode. It would have required a lot more work but I feel it would have kept my attention for it longer than the trailer. In someways I don’t think I’m ready to do such a big project.
In my film I have a voice over. I feel the voice over is very cheesy and has no art to it. It is very explicit and I feel like it should have been more implicit. I am a massive reader and feel I could have done better.
I think the trailer is too short, I said I was going to create something two minutes thirty seconds long and failed to do that.
I need to do more research into creating a strong narrative and then being able to portray it on screen.
When I go to get feedback on my work I always feel peoples answers aren’t honest. I usually get positive feedback but I don’t ever care about the positive feedback. I would much prefer the negative feedback as it helps me to improve.