Monday 22 April 2013

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the final product?

I feel I have learnt a lot in this process, however in our preliminary task put a bad picture towards my acting skills as our ex cameraman James starting filming when I wasn't ready. Because of this, I wasnt allowed to be an actor and James was later sacked!

In all honesty I believe that as a group we have learnt a lot. We now have a variety of camera shot ideas when we were filming, and generally know whats best for our film. As at the beginning we just didnt have a clue.

I feel that we learnt quickly when using the editing software in the editing suite. At the beginning of the coursework we were always asking for help regarding the editing software. Mr McGiffen would prompt us and suggest what we could do to make our film look better. But now and towards the end of our film we knew what we could do to make it better.

I think if you compare our two videos (prelim and Immunity) you can see the difference in terms of the quality of how it was edited and in term of the acting. (However there isn't much acting in Immunity). In our prelim video which you can view in one of my previous blog posts you see Calum walking down a corridor and opening a door in a close up shot. The camera isn't very stable, as a tripod isn't being used. After viewing this we noticed that a tripod is a very important piece equipment because it keeps the camera stable and makes the film look less amateurish..