Evaluation - Question Seven

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

The preliminary task was done to test and use the camera and tripod equipment aswell as getting to grips with what makes a successful shot. We had to create a very short scene of two people having a conversation. One character had to enter and leave. It was done to display how to use very simple shots and to know how to use the editing software.

When looking back on my preliminary task I have learnt to adapt  myself rapidly to constricted space and delays we may have had. In our preliminary task our characters were posited incorrectly and overall as a group noting was organised. Using the tripod was a rather difficult task when first using it in the preliminary task. At first it was hard to position it correctly and I struggled to not create a shaky shot. Whereas in the final thriller opening I adapted to using the tripod in a successful way. The preliminary task taught me how to use specific techniques such as how to actually use the equipment. I learnt how to record, playback and how to put the footage on to the mac. With the tripod I learnt that the key with creating a steady shot was to keep the legs level  and this could make the difference between a median shot and high angled shot (by placing the legs at different lengths) and finally with the editing in the preliminary task I learnt how to upload, crop and publish a film sequence.

This overall prepared me for the making of the opening thriller film as I was able to use these skills and advance them to not only make a steady shot but a successful one that represented the convention of a thriller. I was also able to adapt my editing skills to add filters such as black and white instead of just uploading and cutting the footage.