I am happy with the finished product. I like the soundtrack because this creates a feeling of suspense. I like the way the camera angles were used to create tension and different perspectives. There were a few points where the image was slightly out of focus and grainy for example it wasn’t clear that the girl was using a torch on the camera to see, I showed the film to someone else and the thought she was filming the scene. I created a storyboard but I really struggle to think ahead and for-see everything that could go wrong. For example I didn’t realise the room would be too dark without a torch until the actual filming. I struggle to focus on everything at once, I think I would work better if another person was focusing on getting clear images while I was thinking about the scene. The film was not as scary as I pictured it in my mind, this is because the ending where the doll opens its eyes didn’t work how I wanted it to. I planned to use stop motion pro for it, but couldn’t keep the camera still. I have however thought of other ways to make this work, which is put the doll in an upright position and the camera could be help on the tripod. I did think of this approach shortly before the filming, but once I started filming I forgot about it. I need add ideas into the storyboard in future.
The Film Student Diary 