Evaluation 7 - Looking back at your preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Towards the beginning of the year we were given a task to practice our camera work and editing skills, by setting a prelim task we was able to work with the equipment and produce an understanding of what different shots would be successful during our final thriller opening.

We were provided with a list of camera shots we were required to include for example , a shot reverse shot , 180 degree rule and match on action.

We used a shot reverse shot during a conversation during the interview, by using a shot reverse shot it signifies to the audience that the two characters are looking directing at each other. The shot reverse shot often ties in with the 180° rule to retain continuity and not distorting the audience’s sense of location of the actors in the shots.

Below is a video clip of be discussing the problems towards our final prelim video.

Throughout the project our knowledge and understanding of making a clip flow smoothly with transitions and editing technique. This is something that we wasn't to strong with when it came to using transitions in our prelim task, also within the prelim task we had very long shot framing, this subverted the stereotypical thriller opening due to there being fast short cuts from each scene in a traditional thriller movie.

Something that I noticed I didn't mention in the video was the list of cast and crew towards the final few second of our prelim video, By watching this back and researching into what was scene at the begging of a film ,I've noticed that it wasn't a necessary to have it within the film opening due to no film having the end credits shoved into the middle of their storyline.