CCR Question #3: Research and Script:

CCR Question #3: Research:

I became much more successful in conducting research and planning particularly when I had to operate within the confines of my small filming area. The previous projects I had done taught me how to basicly utilize a camera, however, this assignment forced me to become more deliberate with the technology and more selective. I no longer shoot some random clips but instead set up a tripod and a lighting stick and made up a mood that suits the story and I remembered the distance that I have travelled and where I ended up. 

Script:

Rewinding to my beginning of production, it has changed a lot with each step to the other: research, planning, and implementation. Initially, I believed that filming was going to be easy when I knew that to make a difference in a scene, I had to know how the framing of a medium shot or an over the shoulder shot alters the tension in a scene. I learned how to have a tripod to keep the shots steady and at the same time still made the house look isolated and spooky. My previous work had been easier, but this project had left me more cautious about the manner in which I utilized the equipment so as not to distort the shadows regardless of leaving the grey and black costumes looking sharp. This project taught me that filmmaking is about adaptability at all times and relying on research in making all a technical decision.