Looking back at your preliminary task, what do

you feel you have learnt in the progression from

it to the full product?

Match on action

In our preliminary task we used a match on action shot showing a girl opening a door. We found this a simple, but effective editing technique as it shows continuity and helps clips flow smoothly, creating a subtle, but effective visual.We used this edit in our final piece to help aid an action shot, as we felt it worked effectively to create a fast pace.

Preliminary Final

Preliminary Final

Over the shoulder

In our preliminary task we used a over the shoulder shot to create the effect of a close conversation between two people that appear to be close. We decided we wouldn't use this in our final film as we felt the characters needed to be portrayed as distant and not understanding of each other.

Preliminary Final

Variety of shots:

Conversations

After filming our preliminary we found that we understood the importance of a variety of shots to aid a films narrative. We found that too many shots could distract an audience from the main focus of the storyline, which is why a simple over the shoulder shot is used in the preliminary, as it is not too distracting from the conversation. In our final piece the narrative is an argument, so we did not want to use too many shots as it would take focus away from the speech.

Preliminary

Final

Variety of shots:

Actions

After filming our preliminary we found that we understood that a variety of shots are needed when filming action scenes to create a feeling of tension/to keep the reader interested. For example, we use a variety of shots (e.g. mid/long shots) in the walking scene for our preliminary as to keep the audience watching. In our final piece we use shots to capture the emotion of the characters (close ups) and to capture the action going on in the scene (long shots.) Also if there is not much going on in a scene, we found it was important to use a steady shot to capture emotion, a POV shot also works well here.

Miscellaneous

The

importance

of a tripod

when

shooting a

steady

shot.

Continuity

– a lack of

it can make

your whole

video look

terrible.

Music – music can

add to a clip and

make it much

better, but you have

to choose it

carefully or it ruins

it all.

Script– a rough

script with room

for

improvisation

looks more

realistic than a

script read out

by line. It creates

more emotion.