Q7 what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from the

preliminary task to the full product?

• When we first started our preliminary task we didn’t carry out any research on aspects relating to film production i.e. target audience etc... And because we haven’t done any filming in the past we were just going along with ideas that were cropping up at the time, no planning was done and we didn’t have any appreciation on how long it takes to create and edit films. At this stage it was clear that we lacked experience and after we completed the task we picked up a lot of skills that we applied when we started our 2mins film opening.

• When we first started our 2mins opening we underestimated the time it would take for good research to be carried out, and along the way we started to realise how much construction, careful planning, research that we had to do, . This then gave us a different approach to our work and we learnt the importance of things such as distribution, audiences and how crucial audience feedback is, because at the end of the day the film is going to be aimed at them so it’s important to get feedback on thing they want to be included, likes and dislikes.

• After weeks of research a blogging we then started to get our ideas together and started planning, being in a group of four certainly helped up us out at this stage because of the different ideas that we were coming up with and that meant we had a better chance of producing something creative together. The preliminary task was improvised and things such as target audience weren’t thought of, so to move forward from this task, we had to put in real thoughts at each aspect of the product

• When we first started editing we got the hang of it quite quickly and the preliminary task certainly helped us out at this stage. We transferred our skills and knowledge that we’ve gained from the preliminary task and put them to use. However we’ve picked up to some skills along the way as well, and appreciated the importance of continuity editing for example there were a part in our film where we had an object in the background of the shot and then as the film progresses we noticed that the same object was suddenly missing, this then lead us to be more aware of continuity and acknowledged its importance.

• After finishing the final product we feel that we’ve learnt a lot from it, our time management skills were also improved along the way. Learning to solve and deal with problems is crucial to making films simply because you can’t expect everything to run smoothly therefore coping with stressful situations is very important. For example we could be filming for a day or two and then after uploading the footage realise that we missed a certain shot or it isn’t as good as we would have liked it to be, at this stage it’s very easy to get into arguments with each other and start pointing fingers, so the best thing to do is to have a group meeting and resolve the matter in a calm manner. We can honestly say that we’ve learnt a lot of things from this, our group working skills improved a lot and this made us a more matured group in some way.

• After weeks of research a blogging we then started to get our ideas together and started planning, being in a group of four certainly helped up us out at this stage because of the different ideas that we were coming up with and that meant we had a better chance of producing something creative together. The preliminary task was improvised and things such as target audience weren’t thought of, so to move forward from this task, we had to put in real thoughts at each aspect of the product

• When we first started editing we got the hang of it quite quickly and the preliminary task certainly helped us out at this stage. We transferred our skills and knowledge that we’ve gained from the preliminary task and put them to use. However we’ve picked up to some skills along the way as well, and appreciated the importance of continuity editing for example there were a part in our film where we had an object in the background of the shot and then as the film progresses we noticed that the same object was suddenly missing, this then lead us to be more aware of continuity and acknowledged its importance.

• After finishing the final product we feel that we’ve learnt a lot from it, our time management skills were also improved along the way. Learning to solve and deal with problems is crucial to making films simply because you can’t expect everything to run smoothly therefore coping with stressful situations is very important. For example we could be filming for a day or two and then after uploading the footage realise that we missed a certain shot or it isn’t as good as we would have liked it to be, at this stage it’s very easy to get into arguments with each other and start pointing fingers, so the best thing to do is to have a group meeting and resolve the matter in a calm manner. We can honestly say that we’ve learnt a lot of things from this, our group working skills improved a lot and this made us a more matured group in some way.