Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
When we first started the course, our preliminary task (which you can find here) was designed with the sole intention to get us savvy with the technical shots stylistic of a film sequence. We learnt particularly about using Shot/Reverse-Shot to show dialogue (while still maintaing the 180 degree rule for continuity) and Match On Action to futher show we could maintain a smooth running sequence. We ended up using both of these to a much higher level of degree in our Anger vignette. Firstly, from the front of the actor to show him glaring at a pair of teens messing around, then cutting to an over the shoulder shot of his perspective of these teens. This is a common feature in films, especially when dialogue is involved. As well as this, in the same scene we used a Match On Action to demonstrate knowledge of how a film sequence is arranged and this comes where the character is trying to get litter inside a bin bag (the camera cuts from one side of him to another):
We feel this transition was successful as it shows clear continuity between shots, essential in creating a film which flows from one scene to another.
The other biggest difference between our preliminary task and our final cut would be the seriousness has increased dramatically. When we first went out and filmed our original task we had only half hour to do so and spent this time messing around with a script (which we then accordingly ran completely off during filming). Contrasting this, we had several weeks of ongoing filming and planning and so had the chance to really attempt to make a good effective media product. The level of both commitment, planning and experience of our final cut is markedly improved from the preliminary task.
Finally, one of the most important ways in which the two products differ is that the feedback we have had on our final cut now have been rather positive. We spent alot of time and effort in making this film opening and we are proud of it, whereas before we were not attempting to put out something beyond passable. Also, I really enjoyed every aspect of this project, as I knew how to use technology such as Final Cut Pro which - during the first task - was near impossible to understand.
Looking back, I feel that we learnt in the progression from our prelimiary task to the full product to take ourselves seriously and to take advantage of this equipment and software at hand to the best of our abilities.
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Hal
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I feel that both I and Max have made huge strides in our final construction and when I look back at our preliminary task and the effort we put into it this becomes all the more clearer. The aim of the task was to familiarise our selves with the camera and tripod and certain filming techniques that we would come to use in final construction. Technically we did as the task required but this was done with minimal effort whereas I think that we take a lot more care and pride in the construction our film opening. The camerawork is definitely superior second time around as demonstrated by this image I ‘found’ depicting our match on match action shot in the park scene in which the actor struggles to place some rubbish in the bag of which we see from two angles. The transition between the two shots is almost seamless and is a definite improvement on our last attempt when opening the door in the preliminary task. Our increase in editing prowess is also evident from the shot reverse again in the park scene in which we first have a close up of the actors face and is then followed by the reverse over the shoulder shot as he looks a some youths.
And so in conclusion as a great man once said......"Looking back, I feel that we learnt in the progression from our preliminary task to the full product to take ourselves seriously and to take advantage of this equipment and software at hand to the best of our abilities."
Couldn’t of put it better myself.
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