For Project 2, I paired up with Eric and Su for the scene recreation project. We did the Samara attack scene from “The Ring” (American Version).
This project was the first group project I had in BGSU. It felt great to have people supporting you in a production.
The advantages of working together would be that work is more efficient since more people are in the crew who can help with the lighting, camera work, directing etc. and I think we did quite a good job in spliting our responsibilities on the set. Also you have reliable group mates to discuss your ideas with before the actual shooting, so you won’t feel like you are working alone. This feeling is magnified especially when your groupmates help carry the equipment haha! (I am done with carrying the camera tripod gelkit wirelessmic lightkit from West Hall to Kreischer. been there, done there, hated it)
The disadvantages would be that it is sometimes difficult to find a mutually available time period to work on the project. You are less free to express your thoughts and view since the majority controls the project direction. I myself am not much of a horror movie fan, so when I heard that the guys wanted to do The Ring, I was like “arghhh I’ll have nightmares!” but it turned out alright. That scene was not that scary 😛
I’m usually comfortable working with others especially with friends who have similar ideas. It’s really fun to hang out and get work done at the same time. I really enjoyed this combination because everybody had valuable contribution and we were efficient in our work. Shooting is always better with a crew (well, a size where everyone has a legit responsibility rather than just sitting around)Â but for the editing work, I’d rather go alone unless you could actually split the editing into a few parts. For a project of such a scale, editing could be done on one computer within two hours maximum so I think it is actually more convenient to assign one person to do so.
Highlight of project: The green screen part is so fun (and challenging). 1. We didn’t have cardboard so we had to handhold the green screen. And so as not to expose any of our crew members in the TV shot, we had Eric hide behind the background green screen hehe. 2. Since we didn’t have gaffer tape, we went to the gas station to get Hubba Bubba gum. It didn’t work and the chewed gum was all over the place. But at least we had bubble gum.
Next time when collaborating with others, I think I will need to have better communication especially about the props we need. Sometimes minor details are easy to forget – they are not lethal, but would have been better to have those stuff we need around. But so far I think our collaboration was fun and unforgettable! 🙂