To mark the official end of this project I’ll leave my answers to the Creative Critical Reflection here. Taking different approaches I was able to give some more detail into what it was like to make Golden Escape.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12b2mdvhlOIhN4EdLyfvQ0kQl9ykhO-ig/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ejq4wuIzMDxX-NtKp41n-RaN4W1Vf7hX/view?usp=drivesdk
We are officially done!!
We’ve reached the end of this crazy journey and I couldn’t be more excited, although I will miss Golden Escape… Please feel free to enjoy our 2 minute film opening now!!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fmWlG6Or5lT_8j_fxt6irMLm1y7Ixxcs/view?usp=drivesdk
We have reached the end of the Portfolio Project!!!
I cannot believe it. This has been such a great learning experience and has taught me a lot about myself and my capabilities. From requiring creativity to come up with a story, to executing my ideas and problem solving when things went wrong, I've been challenged from the start. I believe that I did a good job with organization with this one; by sticking to the schedule I planted for myself at the beginning and even reaching a point where we were ahead of the schedule.
Getting to use the knowledge I acquired throughout the year's projects on my own accord was definitely a highlight. For instance, filming using shots and angles that I thought were effective for telling my story and editing in ways that transmitted meaning. By far I think that mis-en-scene was my favorite part though. Getting to choose my character's clothes and styles in ways that enhances the story telling; the detail behind every decision was something that I became very interested in. Even the use of props such as the golden heart necklace and the ways in which we decided to tie them to the story. I think that I realized many of the things that go into making a good story, and most were things I had never even considered before, but they made such a difference on the finished product.
I'm also very proud of mine and my partner's communication and problem solving skills. We were open with our ideas and opinions, always willing to hear each other out and never afraid to voice constructive criticism or disagreement. I'm positive that this conjoined effort and ideas were the reason why this project is something we are proud of. When problems inevitably arose, we both kept our cool and worked together to come to a solution. Like when we realized a mistake we made during filming (leaving a prop on when it should've been off) we bounced ideas off of each other until we finally came to the solution that we would edit it so the prop was not visible, since we were not able to re-film anything at that point.
This project made me re-think my limits as well. I never believed myself to be very skilled at any type of editing, until i was in charge of the opening's sound. It took me a while to get the hang of it but at the end I felt confident that I had done a good job and now I know that this is something I'm actually good at, which I will definitely keep in mind for future projects. Not only did I exceed my expectations in this aspect, but I also think that I was so intimidated by the size of this project that I doubted my ability to do it; however, I'm glad to see that our hard work paid off and that being organized can help you tackle any hard task.
Ultimately, I'm just very proud of both my partner and myself because we made our vision become a reality and grew so much as creators. I honestly hope I get to work on similar projects in the future! So keep an eye out for Golden Escape...It's coming soon.
Highlights from Golden Escape:
