I am happy with the final product, I believe that most aspects were effective in conveying the horror theme of the short film, however there was definitely room for improvement.

Things I would change for next time:

-Lighting, use extra lighting to make subjects fuller, and to decrease noise in a shot.

-Sound, use the more professional mic combined with the clap technique so that audio isn’t shrouded over environmental sounds and white noise, and becomes clearer. I also want to gain sound effects more practically next time, as I wanted to make C’s voice sound like it was behind the door, and I couldn’t achieve that through editing, so instead I wanted to physically record my lines from behind the door, but ran out of time to do so. Another thing I would like to do differently next time is utilising sound effects and underscores more to enhance the mood of the scene, which I feel this film lacked.

-scheduling, have a more organised schedule for actors, and possibly choose cast with a freer timetable as to leave room for error and reshoots.

-Editing, I need to learn how to use Premier Pro more effectively and fluently, as I struggled to move large chunks of clips around quickly, and I should also get inspiration from other short films to see how they edit their films, what effects they use, how they make cuts seamless, etc…

-Cinematography, despite the hand held feel of the film adding human elements, I felt that the film could sometimes benefit from the camera being more steady, and to do this I should prop my hands and camera onto a moveable box I could take with me to film certain shots.