Evaluation 7

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

Before we started to plan and begin to film our opening sequence, we had to do a preliminary task which was used to do a trial run to familiarise ourselves with the equipment that we needed to use in the future and practice how to handle it. This included learning how to operate cameras, using techniques such as the zoom, flashlight and other features including how to manage the tripod by altering the heights and angles of it.

Preliminary task

Opening sequence

When looking back on our preliminary task we believe that our camera work and editing techniques have improved throughout the whole course. the main purpose of the preliminary task was to follow instructions regarding the requirements being to produce and edit a short clip containing match on action, the 180 degree rule and a shot reverse shot. this was successfully undertaken in order to put in practice to use these techniques in the future. however when re-watching the video we are able to identify areas of improvement. 

When using zoom in the task we struggled to do this effectively maintaining a consistent speed when zooming in upon the book on the desk. Because of this it meant we had to take several shots of this to select the best that we could however in our preliminary final piece it is still noticeable that our zooming is still not perfect as there is a slight pause before continuingly zooming into the extreme close up. 

One of the main differences between our preliminary and our final project, not only was the experience but also the resources that were available to us. This was because we were limited to stay in school and only had the day to think about it so we weren't prepared with props or costume. We decided to use the stair case and area in the technology block as the lighting was good and we had plenty of space to move around and film in. However it still didn't look very good but was the best we could do, whereas we had a long time to film our opening sequence and were able to use a large variation of different props and costumes.

In conclusion this task being set was beneficial as it helped to put different camera shots and angles into practice to increase the quality and effectiveness of our opening sequence.