Evaluation Question #7
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression
from it to the full product ?
Planning & PreparationMy skills in planning and preparation have
improved a lot since the preliminary task and so the planning and preparation for the final product was much easier and more effective. I did proper research and paper work before shooting for my final product e.g. Story boards are made, shot division list and screenplay helped me on the location because I knew what scenes were to be
shot.
Time Management
My time management has also improved since the preliminary task because it helped me to realize that
once I finished filming and start editing my final product I may need to re-shoot. So I must have ample
time to re-shoot and edit it.
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Camera Skills
When filming my final product I used more camera movements than in preliminary task such as tracking/dolly.
Video below will help to show how I did that.
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When filming my full product I was thinking about what different camera angles and shots to use more than I was when filming my preliminary
task. I was thinking of the 180 degree rule and line of action not to be crossed. I have used focus pulls
in my opening sequence.
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Low angle Shot
Conventions of film opening sequencesIn the preliminary task I did not do any research into conventions of film opening sequences because it was
not needed but it was needed for the full product. I tried different ways to make title of my opening
sequence. Finally ended up with Imovies.
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Post production skills: Premiere pro skills
When doing the preliminary task I gained some basic skills such as cutting with the help of razor tool in
premiere pro while doing my full product I developed the basic skills and gained some advanced skills in it such as special effects and transitions. I also learnt
how to put music on top of the action to add effect. I learnt how to add tracks and how to work on audio
mixer in premiere pro.
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How consideration of target audience effected opening sequence ?
With the preliminary task I didn’t have a target audience
so it doesn’t effected the product but with the final
product I had a very specific target audience and so
everything I did, I had to think whether it fitted with
the target audience.
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Lighting plan
Lighting in my prelim Lighting in my final product
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When I was shooting my preliminary video I had issues
with lighting sometimes it was very bright and sometimes very dark.
Whereas in my final product I took care of lighting to be constant overall in my
film, not too dark not too bright.
Screenplay
I wrote my script on Microsoft Word while shooting my prelum.
Whereas while shooting my final product I wrote my script on Final Draft because it has a proper format. There are different
options for shots, action, character and dialogues.
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