There are many skills, which I believe I have gained through producing my
final product and ancillary texts. I was able to use filming equipment such as camera, lighting and a tripod
effectively and get competent with the settings on the cameras- specially the
Cannon 600D camera. Through research and practice I was able to familiarise
myself with concepts such as ISO, shutter speed, white balance and aperture.
One of the things about filming I learned is that although there is a script
and a overall plan of how things should pan out- it does not mean you have to
follow it religiously, during both production and post production there may be brilliant
ideas that you come up with and work better than the original idea during
planning stages, also as your creativity develops there's always new things to
add and sometimes take away from the script because it's not as effective as
you though it would be.
Using Audacity and Logic Pro to create my radio trailer taught me the
importance of sound and how much of an impact sound makes on the overall
product, it gives the extra scariness and horror element to it, as you can
create dread and eeriness without the visual film. When creating my poster I
learned how to use editing software Photoshop, manipulating pictures and adding
special effects on to it to make them fit the horror genre.
One of the most important lessons I've taken away from filming my product and
producing my ancillary tasks is to always keep noting down ideas no matter how
trivial they may seem and keep building from them. Also that there is always
room for improvement, even though a product may look finished and finalised
depending on audience opinion there can be several changes which can actually
enhance the product overall.
One thing I would do differently however, is keep a short and simple plot
rather than trying to express many different ideas and thoughts into a short 5
minute clip, it's better to keep the story simple.
