Evaluation

I had a lot of fun on this project, and I'm really happy with how the film turned out. Myself, Shahid and Tom were well organised and got our pre-production sorted very early on, which really made the rest of the production and post so much easier. Our shoot went very smoothly, and we were very lucky to have found the dancer we did as she was perfect for what we wanted. 

As a Director, I felt I engaged with the dancer quite well. I tried to experiment with her and we had a good relationship, I found it easy to explain concepts to her in a way she understood what I meant and my general communication around the group and between the dancers during the audition stage was good and I'm glad I could do that. If I could go back I felt I could have provided a bit more detail, and been a bit more behind the camera on the shoot. On the shoot I directed the dancer, and then proceeded to watch her, and most of the time I didn't look at the shot after. There were a couple of shots I should have done, because I feel that if we had re-shot them then they would have been better overall.

As a Producer, I felt I was well organised. I communicated well and I kept on top of things. I liased with the dancers efficiently and provided quick replies with detail. I felt I was positive throughout the whole process, even during problems and tried my best to make the pre-production as strong as possible to make the rest of the project run even more smoothly.

In post, I felt that we should have finalised the edit earlier than we did. I made the rough cut just to get us ahead, and we never really finalised it. I wasn't entirely happy with it as I knew from the footage we got and from a tutorial with Rosie that the film could be better. I went and re-cut it and a lot of work on VFX shots and sound was wasted as a result. However, we still got it done to a high standard and I don't regret the decision to re-cut the film as I felt it ended up being far stronger overall. 

I really enjoyed doing the sound design as I have previously mentioned, and I really liked seeing it all come together. I think I could have managed my time more effectively, but overall I am really happy with the way it turned out.

In fact, overall I am really happy with the result of the film. It's experimental and abstract, but I think all of us collectively pushed ourselves to create something we were all really happy with. I definitely wouldn't mind working with these guys again, because it was relaxed and fun throughout the whole process. Even when we were stressing about room changed and post-production.