For this project, we had to do a "One Word Film." We received a word, and we had to make a short film displaying the emotions or actions of this word. This was a group project and I worked with my friends Sofia and Isabella. Our story had to last a maximum of 90 seconds.
Our story consisted of a girl who was taking a test.
During our brainstorming, we figured out what type of shots we wanted to use. At first, we faced an issue because realistically, a test wouldn't last 90 seconds. We wanted to begin with her walking in late, but it didn't work out due to the time restraints, So, we decided to make her already taking the test. We decided to make the whole premise of our story that her test was taking a long time to load, and everyone had started packing up and leaving.
Our brainstorming sheet! |
I would say that we definitely need to work on the continuity of the filming. The lighting in some of the shots was completely different compared to some of the other shots that we took, but it's alright. We also messed up the location of where people would be sitting. I had to get rid of some planned shots just to keep the story in order. We also need to plan better where we will film future projects... The day before the shooting day, we went to the Wave and asked if we could film there. We got clearance to film there, and we showed up on Friday to film. We went to ask, and they said no since there was a club meeting. We were stressed since we didn't know what to do. We were walking around the 300s, and miraculously, Ms.Thomas was in her classroom! So we ended up filming in her class.
Here's a link to the project! 🙈