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

Overall what was successful about your preliminary task ?


     

Creativity- The scenario that I had to work to was a character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character, then the character will make a few exchanges of conversation/dialogue. My scenario that me and my partner worked to was an smoking addict and a councillor.The smoking addict had an appointment to see her councillor in a polyclinic. Our idea which we had adapted from the brief was unique and creative as our locations that we recorded in where out of the box as typically everyone shoots their task in school but me and my partner wanted to be different by having one of our locations being at Loxford Polyclinic in Barking, my partners house in Goodmayes and the school Chadwell Heath Academy. At 0:12 you see the Polyclinic. 

Digital Technology- We had used a digital camera to shoot the task, we were able to make sure we had used all the appropriate media camera language in our task such as rules of thirds, 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot. This was very successful as we had included all of these key media language skills into our task. A strength of our exercise was that we were able to included all the shots we needed at 0:24 we show a match on action 

 rule of thirds at 0:43.

Rules of third in opening sequence 

Planning- 

On the film I was making, I worked with Jaya, our group was successful as we both had good skills including acting to bring to this project, we had individual skills which we could make use of in the film, such operating the camera and directing. We developed the scenario by thinking of a unique idea, instead of a commonly used one. To bring us to this idea we brain stormed ideas onto a piece of paper and decided which one would be more realistic to shoot within a given time period and how we can include the key media language skills into it. In class we had also watched videos on YouTube which showed us the rules of third or a match on action etc 

 For part of our research we had created storyboards which was quite useful as it was a guide to how and what shots we would film. It reminded us how to film the shots and the positioning of the camera if it should be pan or tilt. As we filmed we changed around a couple of shots, for example the long shot we change to an establishing shot and we also added shots in, for example we added a over shoulder shot so that we can see the opposite person's reaction. As well as that we added close ups, so you could see the persons facial expression or a specific part of someone this gives you information of the person maybe feeling. We used a variety of shots including high angle, low angle, establishing shot and so on. The storyboard was basically a draft and we could find areas of our film which we would improve or drop. 

The parts that were unsuccessful of this task was that I wasn't able to increase my knowledge of editing on Imovie I feel as if I didn't get properly demonstrated to edit and I had never edited before so it was all new whilst on the other hand it was familiar to my peers. Our time management during the production was weak as we had forgotten to take the camera home for the weekend so we had only little time to shoot everything to a certain standard before the deadline. I feel that because my editing skills were not sharp that if they were the task would of been more better. The acting I wasn't too proud of but I feel in my open sequence that the acting has improved. 

I have developed my skills through out the main coursework as I have been able to edit more efficiently as I have gained experience from doing this exercise. There is a contrast in editing and acting between our film, acting is important as it enhances the verisimilitude. By doing editing exercises I have developed my editing skills and i don't find it too complicated anymore. 

My targets for the next year would be to be able to manage time more better instead of leaving all my work to the last minute and to be able to edit more precisely if I do anymore editing exercises and develop on my media language skills.