Dance Film - Twirling Evaluation

We are all really pleased with the outcome of this film, and are really happy with how it came together in the edit. Our communication skills and organization as a group means we would definitely work together in the future. Good time management allowed us to complete our work for the deadline, even with the push backs we had on shooting due to the weather.

Working with a dancer was a new experience but due to the workshops we attended we were able to structure the shoot really well. It was really refreshing to work with Paige's sister, Demi, as she was so familiar with twirling since she's competed internationally. This meant that we didn't have to worry about choreography as she came with routines she was already confident doing. 

With Demi being so disciplined and confident with her routines, our shoot went really smoothly as I outlined in a previous blog post about the shoot day.

I was camera operator on the day of the shoot, which was really fun for me as it's one of my favourite roles. I was confident as I was using my own camera, and working closely with Paige as the director was refreshing as she gave me an indication of what shots and framing she wanted.

When it came to the edit, Paige had already suggested that we slow a lot of the footage down so that you can see the complexity of the routine itself. There is also a lot of repetition in the clips because within the routine a lot of the skills are repeated as when the assessors are writing they might miss some of the skills. This therefore made the editing slightly harder for Alice, as we wanted to try and have a variety of the skills shown within the film.

Alice was in charge of the edit and she did a really amazing job, she also found some royalty free music which fitted the edit well, and cut to the music which makes the film flow really nicely.  

We feel like we have really achieved our aims with the film, showing the intricacy and real art of twirling. Obviously we came together as a group quite late, due to a lot of personal issues going on in mine and Alice's lives. Therefore if I could do it all again I would have liked to be on board much sooner so we would have had more time to shoot more and plan better so we could make an even more impressive film. However, giving the time we had I am really pleased with what we created.

The final edit: BOBBY DAZZLER - A Twirling Dance Film