Job Seeker: Evaluation

Overall, I have mixed feelings about this film. As I would have preferred to have made the original idea, rather than this one, I think that I may be being cynical about it. However, I think that there is a lot that could be improved and changed.

Firstly, I think that we could have cast a much better actress for the role of Mrs Saunders. As lovely as Linda was, she arrived unprepared and quite unfamiliar with the script, which we sent her a week before. Maybe it would have been more beneficial to give them more time to learn it, which I will consider for the next film. I also think that as the director, I should have got a better performance out of her. I think her delivery on a lot of lines was quite flat and poor, and I could have helped to improve that by going through it with her a lot more, on set.

Secondly, I think that the edit itself could be a lot stronger. Although the flow and feel of the film is much better than the rough cut, I would like it to be a bit shorter and cut down on some of the office scene. I know that this was difficult for the editor as a lot of crucial lines would have been chopped, but I feel it would have improved it.

I was very disappointed with the original laser quest scene being unusable. I think that the camera settings should have been revised by the cinematographer, and Josh who owns the camera that we used. For the next film, I will be sure to have lots of camera tests and discuss the equipment and set up with Ed a lot more in depth.

However, there are still some strong points in the film. I think that the replacement for the laser quest footage, with the ridiculous 'censored' scene works quite well. I had an input into the sound design for that scene, prefering to do a rough mix of it myself, to ensure that the right material and sounds were in there, as I felt it was quicker and more efficient to do this myself than to try and explain to Tom what I wanted it to sound like.

I also like the music choices for the scenes. I think they work well and create a silly atmosphere which is what this film is all about. They are cheesy and farcical and make the scenes tacky which I think works well in this situation.

I also like the delivery of some of James' lines, in particular the sudden "Roast beef.", which was perfectly delivered. I think that had I been a stronger director, the finished product would be a lot more like the version I had in my head, which was a lot more effective and comedic. For our final film, I will really try bringing out the best of the actors' abilities in order to get the best result.