[Prologue Unit 4] Sci-Fi Weekender Evaluation
My original plan for this film was to be a Documentary that would work as a behind the scenes style production, introducing the audience to the event, portraying it in a slightly mundane light - in contrast to last years video.
I think I executed the 'behind the scenes' style fairly well, especially with one of my friends, James, talking to the camera, and kind of leading us around. It sits in that mundane but funny area which I originally set out to capture, feeling like group of people messing around. I intentionally left out most of my footage documenting the event to help maintain this, leaving only a few second in of an amazing robot costume, and then instantly cutting away again - almost to tease the audience in reference to the beginning of the video, with the final pieces of text saying "However, we won't be showing you any of that. You're getting this instead." This works well as a way of playing around with the audience, the carrot just out of reach, so to speak.
An element I think I could have improved on however, is the idea of everybody viewing the event with fresh eyes, acting as an entry point for the viewer to learn through the cast of the film. There wasn't really any major sequences in which the audience is introduced to things, and instead, events just happen out of nowhere. This is where I think some scripting could have been beneficial - maybe setting up scenes where we discuss certain aspects of the event in a way that conveys information to the viewer. Instead, the focus is put more on confusing the viewer.
In this sense, the lack of set up or information helps this sense of confusion, and works more as a sequence of strange events than a quirky introduction to the Sci-Fi Weekender, similar to a condensed episode of The Might Boosh, in which things are thrown at the audience which are either over too quickly to comprehend, or make so little sense that the audience just rolls with it.
Example:
I think I executed the 'behind the scenes' style fairly well, especially with one of my friends, James, talking to the camera, and kind of leading us around. It sits in that mundane but funny area which I originally set out to capture, feeling like group of people messing around. I intentionally left out most of my footage documenting the event to help maintain this, leaving only a few second in of an amazing robot costume, and then instantly cutting away again - almost to tease the audience in reference to the beginning of the video, with the final pieces of text saying "However, we won't be showing you any of that. You're getting this instead." This works well as a way of playing around with the audience, the carrot just out of reach, so to speak.
An element I think I could have improved on however, is the idea of everybody viewing the event with fresh eyes, acting as an entry point for the viewer to learn through the cast of the film. There wasn't really any major sequences in which the audience is introduced to things, and instead, events just happen out of nowhere. This is where I think some scripting could have been beneficial - maybe setting up scenes where we discuss certain aspects of the event in a way that conveys information to the viewer. Instead, the focus is put more on confusing the viewer.
In this sense, the lack of set up or information helps this sense of confusion, and works more as a sequence of strange events than a quirky introduction to the Sci-Fi Weekender, similar to a condensed episode of The Might Boosh, in which things are thrown at the audience which are either over too quickly to comprehend, or make so little sense that the audience just rolls with it.
Example:
If I were to film this again, I would try scripting some sequences after having scouting the location for points of interest, that would help the viewer get a better sense of what the Sci-Fi Weekender is and the logistics of where it takes place. This is somewhat explored in the opening text, but I think without being visual, its hard to get a feel for the event outside of the side described here. These are things I'll be doing in my final major project mockumentary, as the nature of a mockumentary is that its documentary style film / series that's scripted - like The Office, Derek and Life's Too Short.
Comments
Post a Comment