Evaluation 7

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

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Looking back at our preliminary task, I feel that I have improved hugely in knowing more about filming and editing and exploring different platforms. I learnt a lot more about using cameras and techniques and angles, as well as finding out what angles and shots fit in best with a specific setting and how to use that to edit on 'Final Cut Pro X'.


Preliminary task:






Pre-production:

Pre-production is where all the planning takes place before any filming is done. This includes deciding where the location is, the script and making a plot. Also getting together actors and equipment.
We had to plan our time wisely and make a plan for what we was exactly going to do so when it came to actually filming we knew what we was doing and we had excellent time management. As it was our first time using the camera and equipment and also the Mac software (Final Cut Pro X) it took us a bit longer to figure things out but it came to us fairly quickly so when it came to making our Thriller and editing we had a lot more confidence in what we was doing which was very helpful.
when it came to filming our thriller opening, and this lead to a successful process.

Production:

When filming our preliminary task, we started discovering different camera angles and shots, for example close-ups. As we discovered this in our preliminary task when it came to our thriller we incorporated these shots into our opening and it also made it easier to film as we had past experience so it wasn't anything new. 

We included continuity techniques in our thriller with establishing shots and match on action. Establishing shots establish the shot where action is taking place, so in our case it is in a house and match on action was used to keep a continuous movement from one shot to the next.

 close-up shot

  In this picture we used the rule of thirds


Post- production:

This part mainly just included all  of the editing of the footage we filmed. We created a storyboard which we used as a guideline and when it came to the editing process we knew how to use the software and this made the time we had to edit very productive.

overall, I think our Thriller was successful as we used many different types of camera angles and shots. Also through the process we gained skills in editing and a  greater knowledge in thriller conventions.