Q7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

What was the preliminary task and what were its main aims?

The preliminary task was to create a 30 second clip and the aims were to practise and learn how to use the camera, film using different types of cinematography, practise working in a group with the assigned group roles and learning how to edit a scene.



Where my technical ability has improved

Filming :I am now more familiar with how a camera functions and I become able to function and film using a camera confidently. For example I can frame my shots a lot better making sure that there is no unwanted background space.










Filming: I now know how to operate a tripod and it has made me able to set up for the camera operator in my group and assist him confidently. This meant that with shots like close ups I could use the tripod effectively to make sure that the shot is filmed to good standard.





Editing: I have had the opportunity to practise editing using final cut pro and I am familiar with various editing techniques which has made me able to have a greater input with the editing for my group.


Editing: I can now more confidently edit my different camera shots into looking like one piece. I can extend shots and make them shorter where appropriate which is something I didn't do in my preliminary as my final production was better planned.




1) This is an example of bad framing  as there was a lot of unnecessary background which I improved in my final product as I made sure the shots only included areas that needed to be seen.

2) This shot was too far and made the subjects look too small and hard to identify.
Where as, in my final product I made sure the subjects were always clearly visible in the scene.

3) This point of view was very shaky that didn't add any value to scene. In my final product I made sure my point of view shots were effective to the scene.