When deciding which short film project to work on, I chose to list, “One-Night Stand”, as one of my top choices because I thought that it would be interesting to produce or direct a film. The story did not speak to me on a personal level but I am certain that there are other college students that have experienced an event such as the one that we’re presenting. Though I have not experienced this situation before, it does not mean that it will never apply to me in the near future. Just as the others in my group, I wanted to capture a moment of fun, excitement, and the confused feelings that come from a one-night stand.
The audio and image tracks that were used together helped amplify the humor and suspense in our shirt film. For example, in one scene our main actor tries to sneak out of the room quietly but accidentally steps on a loud pet toy. The audio and image tracks were recorded separately so that there could be more emphasis on that particular scene. In addition, when the main actor is reflecting on his actions from the previous night, we put his voice-overs and facial expressions together to create a much more humorous effect. The voice-over allowed us to disclose his thoughts while his facial expressions supported that by showing his feelings.
I believe our short film was a major success. We were able to explicitly recreate events that we wrote about prior to filming. Our short film turned out the way it did because we put a lot of time and effort into getting perfect shots and putting those shots with the right audio tracks. However, we did run into a few challenges when it came to lighting but editing with Final Cut allowed us to keep the continuity flow throughout the short movie. We spent many days shooting the film as a group and everyone was able to take the role of the director, camera operator, and audio recorder. This allowed us to experience different roles and also contribute to the group in different ways.
I would have to say this was by far the most exciting and time consuming project this semester for this course, and I would love to continue this work in the future.
Mariah Steward 