Q7)looking back at your preliminary task,what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

What was the preliminary task and what was its main aim?

The preliminary task was a 30 second recording in which we had to apply the different filming techniques we have learnt. The preliminary task was to give us an idea of how the whole filming process works. We used equipment such as the tripod and camera which allowed us to capture different shots from different angles, and seeing how it affects the fluency of the video as well as the representation of the characters. We also got a glimpse of how the editing process for our final product will be, as be learnt how to edit scenes of our preliminary task using the final cut pro software. I would say the aim of the preliminary task was firstly for us to identify what each person was good at in our group, and to allow us to develop our skills further. As an editor and camera operator for my group, the preliminary task has helped me to perfectly edit and align relevant scene in timeline as well using appropriate shot sizes and angles in my narrative.

Video of the preliminary

Identify 4 things you are now better with and more confident with doing in terms of filming and editing.

Filming:

One thing that I am now confidant with when filming is deciding what shot size and angles should be used in significant scenes in my narrative. For example, in my preliminary task I use a medium shot from a high angle to show a character as being inferior. Another aspect of filming that I feel I can now perfectly achieve is capturing shots in perfect frame without including any unnecessary space in the shot.  I demonstrated this skill in my final product where I used a perfectly framed medium shot of the victim’s reaction.

Editing

I’m term of editing my preliminary and final product; I now think that I am better at cutting irrelevant scenes from my recording, and placing it correctly in the timeline to have a clear narrative. Only being given 30 second for our preliminary task did not allows us to achieve appropriate transitions, but in our final product I was able to cycle though different transitions that will be suitable, and create and continuous edit.

Compare 3 images of preliminary to final product.

Framing

 
 
 

The framing of this shot from our preliminary task wasn’t done properly as there is a lot of unnecessary space included on the right side of the character. In our final product shown on the image on the right, we made sure that we only focused on capturing the actor in the scene, and not including any unwanted space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

framing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In our preliminary task shown in the image on the left, The framing was bad as the character was not fully captured in the shot. Whereas, in our final product we improved, and mad sure that the we correctly captured each shot to make a good frame.

 

 

 

 

Shoulder shot

 

 

 

 

 

 

shoulder shot in this scene of our preliminary task wasn’t successfully achieved as it was supposed to a bit closer to the character. In the image on the right of our final product, we used the shoulder shot accurately as it was not too far from the character’s shoulder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Story board

The story board and the pre-production paper work allowed to record our final product without any complications, as we were clear of what each person in my group had as responsibility, and by using the story board there wasn’t any time wasted on figuring out what comes next after a particular scene. The story board served as a guide during our production as we only needed to follow what was sketch for scenes, and what was scripted for character dialogue.

Did you make a successful thriller and why?

I think that our thriller was successful because we have a good and clear narrative that our audience will easily understand.  

 What I enjoyed the most was the filming process as it was a new experience for me, and I have learnt how to successfully operate devices such as the camera, and the tripod. 

 There were quite a few things that we could have improved during our production. Firstly, the production roles, people in my group did not stick to the roles given to them. This this delayed our production, and gave us less time to make it better. Another improvement we could have made is  

 Over the whole process, I have learnt how to use new technologies such as Blogger, YouTube, Windows movie maker and Prezi. Some of the activities was a new experience that has taught me new things that I wasn’t already familiar with. Whereas, the editing process was more of a test where I had to put my computing skills into use.