Critical Question 3 Draft

Developing Production Skills

Throughout this project, I learned multiple new production techniques involving the film industry. Before we started, I had some experience working with cameras such as my Canon T6i. However, while filming the project I learned how to use other equipment such as the Osmo Pro. I also developed skills in shot positioning and lighting. I also had previous experience in writing stories from another class I'm enrolled in. While writing the script, I gained knowledge on how to format a script and how to implement a storyboard into it. Scheduling was also a challenge for a multiple reasons. For our film, we had to schedule times in which we had to film certain scenes as they needed to be in specific lighting and weather conditions. We eventually decided to take a whole day to shoot the major scenes as we need scenes in the morning and at sunset. We then had to scout locations that fitted our scenes' descriptions. We decided on the majority of filming to be done in Sarasota  and Casey Key because of the private beach we would have access to and the drone shots we wanted to achieve. Austin Kuster was able to shoot the opening scene of a plane landing at Tampa International Airport because the airport has a clear shot of the runway. He was also able to find a house to shoot at on Casey Key. Meanwhile, I found a parking garage which was in an ideal location for the film and that we would not be disturbed at. Finally for scene revisions, we added a scene at Sarasota International Airport. While shooting these scenes, I learned how to direct and position actors and props. Austin Kuster and I directed Sam Herndon where to position himself and how to act while Andre James ensured that the scene would be visually pleasing and accurate to other scenes. In the final process of developing the film, editing, I obtained new knowledge on how to create a film worthy of viewing. Austin Kuster provided Final Cut Pro X which he had ample experienced with. Through him , I learned how to cut and string scenes together. I also learned how to implement overlaying text which would be used for the credits and title sequence. All in all, I believe that my production skills massively improved over the course of creating our film.