One Minute Movie Reflection

Pre-Production

1. My partner and I came up with the idea for our movie by thinking about some funny things that were out of the ordinary and were easy/possible to film. We also thought about things that would be possible to show in one minute.

2. Our biggest challenge during the writing process was the screenwriting. We had to revise the script multiple times and it got a bit frustrating. We were frustrated because we really wanted to film, although we were ahead of everyone else in the production process.

3. My partner and I wrote and rewrote the script AT LEAST 7 times. Sometimes the changes were minor, like 2 or 3 words. Other times the changes would be large, like rewriting a whole paragraph.

4. The biggest challenge in the pre-production process was the storyboarding. It was the last thing we had to do before filming, and my partner and I really wanted to film.

5. We definitely used our storyboard for shooting. This process helped because it gave us an idea of what we really wanted our movie to look like. The storyboard really allowed us to put our thoughts on paper.

Production

1. The biggest challenges for my partner and I during filming was that I was sick for 2 of the days we were supposed to be filming. That made it really hard for us to keep on schedule. Our cameraman also had to film his movie, so we had to use another person who was done filming their movie.

2. Something that struck me about filming was the fact that we could make a short movie happen with a small amount of people or crew. We pulled it off with a total of 4 people, actors and crew!

3. I think if I could do anything over I would come to school, even if my chest hurt. Missing 2 days of school set us back kind of far in our filming schedule and in editing our film.

Post-Production

1. A challenge we had in editing our movie is that we had a scene where my partner screamed, and we had to cut the beginning. It was hard to find the place to cut it. In the end it was a little bit choppy. Thankfully, we didn't have to rerecord anything.

2. I was very pleased. The movie was exactly like the script and it also matched the storyboard.

3. A challenge that I had was that I had to work for a while on my own on finishing the movie because my partner was ill. Another challenge is that we had some trouble saving the project as a movie.

4. I would tell a young filmmaker to go through writing your script and your storyboard because it will give you a picture of what you really want your movie to look like in your head.