CCR #4

 The very last question we are asked to answer is:

How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

To answer this question, I have to include my own personal experience with my film along with all the production processes. 

So, in the very beginning I had NO IDEA what I was doing. I was completely oblivious to how to make any sort of creative footage, let alone a film. But, I needed to start somewhere and this is exactly what I did. First off, I made sure to pay attention in class and memorize the different shots, angles, and movementand what they're used for. Then, I watched movies under the genre of coming-of-age to get an idea of what shots were normally utilized and which ones I should incorporate for my project. 

At first, I was not very good with time management. I had always just winged it and I realized that for these things, I couldn't do that anymore. So I did what I hated most: I planned. As a major procrastinator, this was pretty difficult for me along with sorting out how much time I need for each step of my project. 

I adapted pretty quickly though and I became less of a procrastinator, however, I still am one. One thing I definitely miscalculated was the amount of time needed to actually film and edit. Not only did editing take forever, but my clips were very long and I almost had 30 minutes of footage to go through. In the end, I finished a little later than I should've but I wasn't late at all as I first started with pushing all my planning back to the last week before filming.

The script following the previous CCR:

Alfonso: You know, it's interesting that you produced a whole film all by yourself while barely knowing anything about film itself.

Maia: Yeah, now that I think about it, it's pretty crazy.

Alfonso: So, how did your production skills develop throughout your project then if you originally started out as an amateur?

Maia: That's a really great question. In the beginning, as always, I had NO IDEA what I was doing. I mean, I had only an idea of what I wanted to create but that idea was very abstract and I kept changing it. Plus, I had no way of creating it without knowing how to first. So I did what most would do. I binged-watched all my favorite coming-of-age movies. But this helped as I took note of all the shots, angles, and movements they used.

Alfonso: Hey but it worked out!

Maia: It did indeed. But, if you know me, I'm a HUGE procrastinator, so time management was one of my biggest challenges when filming and editing. However, I (kind of) overcame that by adapting to the planning prcocesses. 

Alfonso: Time management, huh? So was it difficult for filming or editing? Or was it difficult for both?

Maia: Both actually. I didn't know how much film I needed until I filmed too much and that's why editing was such a hassle becuase I had to go through minutes of the same shot filmed over and over again.

Alfonso: Dang. I would have no patience for that.

Maia: I thought I wouldn't, but here we are.

Alfonso: Thank god you weren't procrastinating coming to this show, am I right?

Maia (widens eyes and nervously smiles): Oh. No yeah. I would never... 

[Looks to audience with widened eyes]

Alfonso: Alright well, I think that's all the time we have for today. Please give it up for our guest Maia Quijano!

[Audience applauses]

Maia: Thank you, thank you.

Alfonso: Please join us next Saturday evening, for those who enjoyed what they heard today. I'm your host Alfonso, and this is The All Nighter show.