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?By Jake Lawson

What brief were you working to in the preliminary exercise and the main task? Preliminary exercise-Continuity task: This involving filming

and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

Main Task- 2 minute start to our film: The titles and opening of a new fiction film. to last a maximum of two minutes.

How have you used the things you have learnt in your preliminary task in your 2 minute start to a film? We learnt several techniques during the making of our preliminary task including

the main features of the 180-degree rule, and why not to cross it and possible reasons why it may be broken. During the clips of dialogue we used shot reverse shot to demonstrate conversation between specific characters. As well as this, we learnt how to perform match on action and the benefits of using this technique for both ourselves and the viewers. We used this when sitting down and opening a door to keep continuity and to have more natural changes of angles.

We used all these techniques during our 2 minute film to improve the overall quality of the film. We used the shot reverse shot on a few occasions to show the conversation taking place as well as to capture the reactions of the characters. Also, the understanding of the 180 degree line allowed us to remain continuity and prevent any confusion that the audience may encounter. Furthermore, our group learnt the importance of planning in advance and gathering research to prevent time-consuming problems that we could have encountered.

What have you got better at?

Since our preliminary task, we have improved on our editing in adobe premier pro. This is because none of our group had any experience with this particular application. As a result, we gained valuable experience from the previous task and learnt even more editing techniques as well as becoming more efficient in the simpler tasks that we may have found challenging at the start of the process.

Another improvement, we have made as a group, would be the understanding of different techniques in production of films such as mise en scene and cinematography. As a result, we can implement certain meanings in our film as well as portraying characters in specific ways to represent them in a way that we want to.

Despite learning many new techniques, we haven't changed anything but only added new techniques that we have learnt throughout the process.