Evaluation – Activity 7

Question: Looking back at you Preliminary Task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Preliminary Task (September 2014):

Actual Horror Opening Project (March 2015)

The Preliminary task was the first media I had looked at and created as well as the people that were in my group for both tasks. When learning about the Preliminary task this was to see how our filming skills were. This was the first time that we had used any type of camera, and filmed using the skills of shot reverse shot, match on match action. These types were what we needed to include within our preliminary task, to prepare us ready for final project later on in the school year (March 2015). When doing the preliminary task we can see that we kept the camera to a steady hold, and when editing this task it was a hard task to complete, as this was all new to us however once learning the software, we enabled to produce a finished piece of work. However when it came to the final project later on in the year, I know that we needed to try and include the main 3 types of Match on match action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. We knew that these needed to be included. However lets see how we did...

Match on Match Action in the Preliminary Task and the Final Film:

This image is showing us the match on match scene that have been used within both the Preliminary task and the final film that we did. However, if I was to talk about this I would strongly say that we used more of this angle within the Premlinary task then what we did within the final film that we created. Therefore, I would say learning about these skills I can see that we have tried to add this technique into our main task however, I just wouldn't say there is enough of it but we have tried to add this. However, overall I think this is a skill that we developed and understood how to use however, I just didn't think we used enough of it within our final film compared with our preliminary task.

Shot/reverse shot within our Preliminary task and Final Film:

When looking at the shot/reverse shot that we have used I would say this was the most featured skill that we used into both task that we have done. As we can see when looking at the preliminary task we can see that we have used this for both of the main characters. Whereas when looking at it being used within our final film we can see that we used these shots mainly between the two characters as well. This is showing the similarity of skills that we have used in both set tasks, we have used this shot only with the main characters from the preliminary tasks it happens during the interview, when someone talks and the final film it used when the silhouette character appears when he goes back or when she goes back up against something, this shows the contrast between the two events within the final edit whenever the shot is used she leans back towards something.

The 180 degree rule within the Preliminary task and the final film:

When looking at the 180 degree rule we can see that more of this was used within the preliminary task, as when looking at this we based it more around the police interview type, so therefore they was looking more directly at each other across the table. Whereas looking at our final film not much of this rule was used, only around 1 or 2 scenes used this. One with the picture shown above and the other where she is facing the grave talking to her mum. This is showing even though it is a over the shoulder view as well she is also directly looking at the silhouette male which is giving the idea of the 180 degree rule being used. Therefore, we have understood the rule and we have applied some to our horror opening however just not as much as what we have within the preliminary task.

Point of View Shot used within the Final Film:

This is a new angle that we have learnt within our teaching lessons when doing about camera work and their angles, we learnt to use a point of view shot. Which this is a shot that is taken from somebody's perspective (what they are seeing). We thought using this shot would be a perfect technique to use within our horror opening, even though it wasn't used within our preliminary task we still wanted to use this. We mainly used this shot as the silhouettes perspective as he watches the little girl running for her life. This then creates more of an effect of using the shot as it would make the audience feel as if they are there/ or they are the character watching over.

Conclusion:

To conclude with this activity, as a group I believe that we have progressed from the preliminary task. I feel as if we have took this shots from the preliminary task into full detail, which the preliminary tasks make us understand ways in which our horror opening can be developed from it. There was many tasks that we didn't include much that was in the Premlinary task such as the match on match action and 180 degree rule this was because of how our story was and how the storyboard was, even though there was a couple of changes, however the landscape and setting we had like enclosed areas was hard to shoot most of our planned angles and shot in. However, as a group I happily state that I think that we have improved from the preliminary task as major editing and thought went into planning how we wanted it and what it needed to be and I believe this was done correctly with the help of understanding different shots to use from the preliminary task. Without the preliminary task I wouldn't think our horror opening would of been successful to what it has been when learning things from the preliminary task.