I believe that the
final version of our drama was both technically and narratively good, yet it
could’ve been done way better and more complex, if we had the necessary time.
From the outside, the drama can appear a bit too lifeless, in terms of colouring,
and somehow moves from one scene to another a bit too fast.
It would’ve been
great to have some additional shots and/or a clear happy ending, as well a
comedic type of script, in order to fade out the depressive state, as in I reckon that some viewers didn't want to be left in bitterness. However, I
consider that the dog’s noises brought life to this piece of work and helped in
creating the illusion of a real animal.
Throughout the whole time, I tried to take my job
as a director and editor seriously, knowing that the whole team mostly depended
on my pre-devised ideas and on the fluidity and coherence of the editing
process.
Usually, it's better for me to see things and locations with my own
eyes than to visualise them in my head only. Still, the fictional and real
world were almost the same, that’s why I had to focus more on the actor’s
performance all the time, since he also improvised in some moments.
One of the issues we’ve
encountered so far, and that troubled my mind a bit, was caused by the
continuous leisure of Lee during the post-production, who seemed too bothered
or bored to do something on his own, even after I help him export one of the
audio pieces he created for the drama. I really don’t like working with this type of
people, so it can be a bit tough for me to stay calm and guide them even though.
From all this experience, I've learnt more
about the drama genre; about how the characters should be portrayed, either
descriptively or visually; I could practice my directing skills more, as in how
to technically explain my vision, but also non-verbally, through the drama’s overall
form; I’ve come across a really passionate and devoted person, who’ve become an
inspiration for me during the whole process, after seeing his thinking, working
style and hearing about his life experience.
In the future, I will
surely try to use again the two totally different perspectives (ideally of a
human and of an animal) and work more on the idea of interaction, reaction,
emotion and differentiation, since I believe it’s a really creative yet out of
the ordinary concept, that can be clearly dramatic, dark, depressive, funny,
but also cinematic (especially with sounds designed to appear diegetic and are
in fact non-diegetic, an impactful soundtrack/suitable ambiance noise and
colours that mimic the reality).
Considering my role in the team, I can say that I've tried to see from
their perspectives as well, not wanting to harm them with a sudden decision or
a drastic change. However, for the last idea, we had to shoot the whole film
with only three people and I can say that we mostly edited in the same formula,
as Lee helped us with sound only when we would ask him to, having no visible
intention to do something on his own.
All the time I was
nice, calm and I explained to them the confusing parts, I helped and listened to
them every time needed and concurrently, this experience strengthened the fact
that some people aren’t reliable or keen to improve at all, but this should
never hold you back from doing your job.
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