Production Log by Daniel

Week 4: I had done 3 different tasks in a week; opening film analysis, pitches, and genres/sub-genres. The opening analysis for 2 different films was difficult. The editing of the slides can be very time-consuming, but Prezi also seemed very monotonous. It was not a very hard task, only analyzing certain important scenes which fit under MECS (Mise-En-Scene, Editing, Camera, Sound). I particularly enjoyed these films, therefore I found it easier to analyse. These also fit under the genres that we would base our film on, consequently bolstering our knowledge on these types of films.

The pitches were simply synopses of our films. We had taken a bit of time to become creative in terms of thinking of an interesting plot which would fit under our chosen genre. We ultimately chose my 2nd choice, the man waking up from a coma...., since it would be easy to do. Only one character was needed, location was the only one we needed to find. But other than that, I had the responsibility of choosing shots, making certain decisions, and choosing shots carefully in order to make the audience feel something towards the protagonist.

For Genre/Sub-Genres, I had chosen examples of real-life movies that we had chosen for our 2nd choice, either Thriller, or Comedy (Romantic). We had written down pros and cons for both, but we opted for a thriller, seeing as it'd be more easier for the audience to determine what genre the film was, instead of making a lackluster script, intending to be funny, but we were not that creative to make a script of such kind. 

Week 5: For Story and Narrative, I basically outlined likely plots in a thriller movie, what things would be included (props) and make-up used. Every genre has a certain Mise-En-Scene, therefore we decided what usual props there are, and what typical plots are found. Similarly, Iconographies and Conventions were alike. There was not much different, only outlining the story of OUR film. How comparing our film to a real-life film would not have much difference. 

Week 6: I was in charge of the script