Looking back at your preliminary task ,what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
For me I found the preliminary task in some ways easier. The preliminary task was completed in groups of 4 so the work was spread out between us. The final product was done individually so the pressure I was put under was immense.
What I learnt from the preliminary task in planning and research is vital and without it you can not produce a successful product. With very little planning done in the preliminary we came across several different problems; We shot our scene over a few days, one problem we had was continuity. Ollie's costume changes twice throughout the film which is quite noticeable.
Above shows that Ollie goes from wearing a stripy cardigan to a plain grey long sleeve top- Not purposely.I said in my preliminary blog that 'if we were to re-do this task I would definitely make sure the characters have the same costume. This can be done by being more organised.' In my final product I ensured my character was wearing the same clothes by taking a picture of everything I wanted him to wear and at each shoot refer to the photo to make sure everything is the same.
Another problem we faced in the preliminary was with equipment. We were given one tripod between 3 groups so a lot of shots were filmed hand-held. A lot of shots looked shaky and unprofessional which did not fit into the theme of the film. Luckily I came across this problem early so for my final product I was able to shot with a tripod in order to give a professional look to my film.
I have taken what I have learnt from practising the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot/reverse shot and applied it to my film where necessary. I have also added a wide variety of other shots and angles for effect.
In the preliminary task I had no involvement in the editing process. Bearing that in mind I felt quite nervous when editing because I did not know how to get my ideas across and make my film look professional. However I found the editing software I used very straightforward. Vegas Pro 8 is the editing software I used and I learnt how to add and edit sound, creates moving titles, import clips from the video camera and how to cut shots down to the size I want.
I have had a chance to improve my editing skills with this new film and learnt new techniques as a result of doing the preliminary task
I feel I have learnt an awful lot from the preliminary through to the final product. From research, planning, filming, editing and just how the film industry works in general.
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