Horror Film Remake- The Shining 1980

We remade an extract of the film The Shining to enable us to experience first-hand the production of a short film of the genre we will be producing for our final product.
Before filming we created a shot list so we were fully aware of the order of each scene, where it would be filmed and which characters would be involved. This was particularly important to practice, as creating a detailed and concise shot list will be integral to our final product.
I personally felt that the shot list was extremely important during filming as it meant we could film scenes out of sequence, making the remake quicker and easier to shoot.
Creating this remake also enabled us to experience using filming equipment such as a dolly for moving the camera to follow someone walking.
We could also use the film remake to draw on which types of shot work well within the genre so we can begin to consider the type of shots we will use in our final product.
When we had completed the filming process, we then uploaded the clips to be edited. As this had to be done outside of lesson time, this enabled us to practice good time-management skills- something that will be vital when we come to producing our final product and indeed any other related projects.
This project has allowed our group to realise our strongest points within the production process. I feel that my strongest points are planning and analysing the project and I feel I need to work on practical skills such as filming and editing.
Although I still don't feel completly confident with editing, this project has allowed me to practice these skills and hopefully as time goes on it will become easier.