Looking back, I had the potential to do more in my segment. I could have shown more parts of my daily life, and I could have used different shots and techniques. I also think I could have done more in the post production of my segment, such as colour grading. During the part where I opened my laptop, I could have instead shown a screen recording of it rather than physically filming the display to show a clearer view of what I was doing.
In my segment, I was acting more of a director rather than participant because I filmed others more than I filmed myself. I think it's easier to be a director because you have much more control over your actions and you know what you want to shoot, whereas being participant requires someone to film you and it may be difficult for you to get your ideas across to them. Also, in the context of this documentary, when being the director you can really just record anything and let anything happen as long its not something extraordinary, since you're supposed to show your daily life.
In my opinion, I think Ershad had the best segment technically because he used a variety of shot types and techniques to show different aspects of his life. In my honest opinion, none of the segments strike me as very aesthetically pleasing. Some clips look better than others, but I honestly don't have a favourite. However, my favourite segment overall has to be Fajar's. While I find some if it unfitting for a documentary, the humour is actually quite amusing. Nonetheless, he still managed to accurately show his life.
The original Life in a Day used minimal editing effects, and I think it's better to have some effects, but not too much. Going back to Fajar's segment, I believe his use of editing effects was a bit over the top, but at least it was funny. I think it would have been better, and more fitting if we used special effects only when needed. I think it was better if we showed the time directly in the filming of our segment rather than in post production.
I have mixed feelings regarding the music used in our documentary. Each piece of music fits with the segment individually, but not with the documentary as a whole. I think it felt weird when we heard one song in one segment, then a completely different one in the next segment, and then silence in another. If we could somehow connect each piece of music together while still making them fit each individual segment, I feel it could work better.
I think I would have done things differently if the audience was different. I would either keep the concept the same and executed it differently, or used a completely different concept. Speaking of target audiences, I think its important for filmmakers to think about their potential audience so that they can catch their attention better and still keep them interested. Target audience is very important in filmmaking because if you didn't know who your target audience was, you could lose potential viewers, or never get them at all. So that is why I think they should think about their target audience.
Wrapping up, I think this documentary was a success. The intro really grabs the audience's attention, and the different segments can really work well together to bring different feelings for the viewers. I just wish to compare our Life in a Day with those from the past years and future years.
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