Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
- How to use and edit sound effectively
We have used themed music that would fit in with the genre of thriller and we have also edited the sound to try and minimise unwanted background noise and emphasize speech without making it unrealistic. We also had to edit the sound to overcome problems such as cameraman speech needing to be cut out because of words such as "action" or "go" being said too late therefore being in the shot we needed.
- How to use the equipment better (tripod) and learning how to use more equipment (dolly).
In the preliminary task we made a mistake with the tripod as we left the camera on a tilt and it effected the framing in our final product we made sure we didnt make the same mistake and we also learnt how to use a dolly system, a crane and how to use lighting equipment effectively.
- How to edit match on actions more effectively.
.We have used a match on action in our preliminary task and also used several match on actions in our final product in the run away scene (e.g. One where the character jumps over a fence and several match on actions to show the running from different angles) in doing this we have managed to make the match on actions quite well and had to make sure our editing was good to make sure the scenes looked good and nothing was repeated or missing or that any movements were done wrong.
- How to get more interesting and creative shots.
In our preliminary task we have mainly used mid shots with little variation into a close up shot. In the final product we have tried to make as many varied shots as we could, we have used several mid shots, we have also used a close up and a long shot. We then used a low angle and a high angle shot for extra variety. For creativity we used shots from behind treelines and up trees to add effect.
- How to add idents onto the start of the film.
We had not put an ident onto the preliminary task so we learnt how to put one onto our final film and make sure that the titles came on and stayed on long enough to read and show the company name.
- How to use fades effectively.
We had not used any fades in our preliminary task. In our final product we had used several fades, some of them were used to cover mistakes and others were used to show a passing of time. Learning how to use fades has helped us with our editing capabilities.
- How to handle the camera better.
In the preliminary task there are several parts where the camera is shaking due to improper technique with the tripod. In progression from this we have used better technique with the tripod and tried to take care with the camerawork as much as possible to make it look as professional as possible. We have also made the camera shaky on purpose to create the effect of point of view better.
