Evaluation: Question 7- Looking back at the preliminary task, what do you feel have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Question 7: Looking back at the preliminary task what do you feel have learnt in the progression from it to the full product.

What was the preliminary task?

The preliminary task was a short 30 sequence which we made in our groups that were given to us by our teacher.

The purpose of the preliminary task was to allow us to get behind the camera for the first time and practice how to do different camera shots and how to use the camera in general when doing the preliminary task it was quite a shock to the system as we were thrown straight in with hardly any experience with using any filming equipment this did show us the difficulties of the filming process as we had to decide everything on our own like the location and narrative and as we found out when filming they are not easy things to decide. 

The other purpose of the preliminary task was to learn to be able to simply edit the thing we filmed into a fluent 30 second clip with a narrative that makes sense when doing this it taught us how difficult it can be to edit film into something that looks good and makes sense. When editing my preliminary task I taught me the basics of cutting clips up and putting them together to make the clips into a narrative that makes sense and runs smoothly.

What have I improved in since creating the preliminary?

Since the preliminary im more confident in my filming because in the preliminary I did not use a wide range of camera shots I only used simple and easy shots but in our final thriller I then was more confident and was able to use a wider range of camera shots.

Another thing that I have improved on is using iconography in our preliminary we only had one piece of iconography when using the bracelet but in my final thriller we used much more iconography in the clothes the characters were wearing and using objects like the doll or a mirror.

Since the preliminary I have improved much more in my editing skills in the preliminary task I did not use any affects throughout the film but I now can use a wide range of affects like fades and flashing lights.

Also I have improved in the jumpiness of the preliminary task as some bits seemed very jumpy wear as in the final thriller the film is much more fluent.

 

In the preliminary task we used this shot when the two people were having a conversation but in the final task we used this shot for a scene that will cause the audience to feel on edge instead of them being calm as the lighting is darker and we will use music over the top of the seen to get the audience on edge.

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n the preliminary we used a POV shot when Lashane was running to get the bracelet but in the final film we decided that the POV that we used was to blurred and did not show enough detail so in the final task we used a POV but not moving to make sure all the details were shown.



In the preliminary task we used this shot to show the characters progressing but when creating the final product we realised that this does not show emotions of the character so we used a closer shot to make sure that the audience can see the characters emotion.

Why was the preliminary task essential?

The preliminary task was essential as it taught us how to use all to use the camera and how to simply edit film and also has taught to use simple convention like simple camera shots and iconography before we film our final thriller so we have experience. We created a storyboard so that we had an idea of what we are going to do before starting the thriller we planned group roles by looking at which of the group is good at the different roles and then we decided on who is going to do each role. We also created pre-production paperwork as we needed this to allow us to do our thriller. By doing this planning it meant that we had a better idea of what we were going to do before we started and we had experience so it was easier and quicker to create with fewer mistakes.

Personal Reflection:

I feel that we created a a successful  thriller because we have we put across  thriller conventions well to make out thriller as conventional as possible and we have put across the  emotions of our characters well enough to make the audience relate to them and feel the emotions that they are feeling.

I most enjoyed editing the film and seeing it all come together into the thriller opening that we were aiming to make.

In our film the framinf and lighting could be improved  in my thriller as some clios seem to be a bit jumpy and other  scenes are quiet difficukt to see due to bad lighting.

Over the whole process the main things that I have learned over the whole process is how to make a good narrative and how to use different technolgies to present my work for example prezi.