TWENTY-SIX: Presentation

My plan for the exhibition is rather simple: show the film on a monitor, with headphones attached. I’ve commissioned a large roller poster from my friends dad Pete Walters, which I plan to place next to the computer to make it stand out. It’s very large, and I’m quite proud of it. I think it […]

TWENTY-FOUR: Acting in George Vowles’ film

A few weeks ago, I was approached by George from my class to act in his FMP. I was asked to play a character named “Sammy”, an engineer. I accepted, and about a week later, we started filming. I’d never acted before, so it was a bit of a challenge for me. Luckily, it’s a […]

TWENTY-THREE: Reshoot

After my talk with Neil and Paul, it became clear to me that my ending was lacking resolution. It felt rushed, and didn’t provide enough context to the characters motivations. It left the viewer feeling confused and bewildered, and was a unsatisfying way to end the film. With this in mind, I set about writing […]

TWENTY-ONE: Shot lists and Storyboards

For the main chunk of filming, I didn’t write any storyboards, as I felt this would hinder the production process. The style of my film simply doesn’t suit it. I didn’t know our location very well until the day of the shoot, so it would’ve been tricky to design the storyboards around a location I […]

SEVENTEEN: Sound Design

I love doing sound design. To me, its one of the most important parts of post production, as it has the potential to transform a awkward, amateur film into a natural, cohesive work of art. Or at least it would, if your film wasn’t a comedy cowboy film. Even so, if done right, it adds […]

SIXTEEN: Audience and advertising

TARGET AUDIENCE FOR WESTERNS/COMEDIES Something I’m having trouble with is identifying the target audience for my film. The typical audience for westerns is Boomers (1946 – 1964) and The Silent Generation (1925-1945), as these were the generations where the western genre was the most prevalent. Based on this alone, it seems like I should target […]

FIFTEEN: Visual style

I decided early on to not focus very much on the stylistic elements of my film. I didn’t want to weigh myself down with the responsibility of cinematography when I felt my time was much better spent focusing on directing my actors and making sure everything happened quickly. One of my actors and my co-director […]

FOURTEEN: Logo

Inspiration stuff To me, a logo is very important, as it captures the essence of the project and simplifies it down to a simple, easy to digest picture. I wanted a style reminiscent of older cowboy films, but with a modern twist. Something that wouldn’t be out of place in southern America at some dodgy […]

TWELVE: Evaluation 2

I’ve made a ton of progress since my last evaluation, and accomplished a majority of what I set myself! “After I film and edit, I plan on making more blog posts, focusing on the technical elements of filmmaking and detailing the filming experience.” Since I said this, I’ve written 3 blog posts; Filming, Editing and […]

ELEVEN: Poster

My friend and co-director Josh Walters kindly offered to make a poster for me and promptly set about making it. It took him about 3 hours, and it looks like this: In the nicest possible way, I don’t think it’s very good. The edges of the cutouts are strange and blurry, and the colors just […]