Evaluation - Question 7

In this blog post I will be looking back at my Preliminary task and explaining what I have learnt in the progression from it to the full product. 

Pre-production - 

• I feel that my time management improved following on from the preliminary task. I was able to get all of the planning and research done quickly. This meant that I had longer to film and edit. This also meant I was able to organise myself better as I was not in a rush. 

• We also produced a shot list for the main task. This enabled us to use our time effectively when filming meaning that we managed to get all of our shots in one day. This was good because it meant that we didn't have to worry about arranging more days that everyone was available. 

Filming - 

• In terms of filming, one thing I learnt from the progression from the Preliminary task to the Main task was to use a tripod to keep the camera steady. In our preliminary task we didn't have access to a tripod so filmed it freehand, this meant that there were sections where the footage was shaky. To improve, we borrowed a tripod for filming of our main task. This gave our piece a more professional look to it. 

Post-Production - 

• In post production, in the progression from the Preliminary task to the Main task, we as a group learnt to apply different transitions between shots in order to slow down the pace. We decided to do this as we only used straight cuts between shots in our preliminary task, which made it feel fast paced. We tried out different transitions and decided on cross-faded. However, we later decided to change to dip to black to make the pace even slower.