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.

Preliminar

y

Final

Preliminar

y

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.

Preliminar

y

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.

Preliminar

y

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

importanc

e of a

tripod

when

shooting

a steady

shot.

Contin

uity – 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

improvisatio

n looks

more

realistic than

a script read

out by line.

It creates

more