The original idea was a Mafia-inspired storyline of an exchange of money between Al casino, head of an illegal money-making team and Paulie, an old friend who borrowed money just at the wrong time. The first thing we did was write a treatment which was decided and written amongst the group and then jobs were dealt out. One person did the storyboard, the call sheet and shot brief. This worked well as it meant the jobs were distributed between everyone equally and so the workload was relatively light and everyone had a chance to influence what they were doing with their own ideas. If we worked together again there is little I would do differently as we all got on and completed the work well. Having shot the scenes, it perhaps would have been better if we had taken more footage so we had more to play this as we had to re-shoot some bits to compensate for lack of varied footage.
In terms of production paperwork, the most useful to me was the storyboard as it acted as a visual aid to the kind of shot we needed to go for as well as shape an idea of the atmosphere and mise-en-scene we wanted to create in our clip. The call sheet was off little use for this task but I believe it would hold more importance on a bigger project that needed strict organisation. Overall though it was useful getting ideas down in a structured way so as to get a framework for what the clip was supposed to be like.
I drew the storyboard which was the fundamental basis for how each shot looked in the clip. I wanted everything to look relatively streamline and structured to reflect the clean cut appearance of Al Casino and to make the whole thing more stressful for the already fumbling Paulie. The storyboard, and therefore the basis for each frame, did evolve during editing as shots that were at first decided to be still became zooming in shots. We stuck to the treatment though as we felt this was a sturdy background that went well with the script and lent itself well to the characters.
I think that for a first try our production conveyed promising skill in regards to camera placement and editing. Our editing cuts are smooth, despite some bits in my opinion being too quick and jumpy, but that is a matter of opinion and the clip viewed objectively is well edited and shot. The lighting also turned out to be extremely good and it gave a warmth to the production without a washed out or shadowed effect. This is due to our knowledge of white balance and the importance of using it so the picture is clear as possible.
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