Task 2 - Prelim Video and Evaluations

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Evaluations


Evaluation by Jade Midgley

During the production of the Prelim, I developed many skills that I already had as well as learning new ones. During the planning, I found it much easier to make a storyboard completely and accurately follow it when working in a group as everyone contributes and puts forward their own ideas to make the original ideas better. It was good to be able to discuss which angles and shots were best to use for each scene as I gained knowledge of what the other people in my group would interpret from the scene if a specific angle was used. When filming, I became accustomed to using one of the college’s filming cameras and got used to filming with one fairly quickly despite never using one before. I really enjoyed the filming stage of the Prelim project as I’ve had experience with filming before and already thoroughly understood the 180 degree rule so I knew how the scene would play out when edited. Because of my own experience I also could help the other people in my group as well as they could help me as we all thought carefully about how the scene would look and where to place the camera. When it came to editing, I had some knowledge of using Premier Pro before along with another person in my group which was good as we could help the rest of our group learn how to use Premier Pro really quickly so we all knew how to edit the shots. But I got to develop my skills when editing as we were taught a different way to cut and shots instead of base track editing which was the only way I knew to edit before.
I think that our group was very successful at filming the Prelim as we managed to include scenes that showed someone walking through a door before sitting down and having a conversation whilst keeping to the 180 degree rule and using match cuts and shot reverse shots when editing. I think that we could have used a lot more different angles though when filming as we were rushing towards the end so kept to basic angles and shots. This would have given us more variation when editing. But I still think that our film was really successful as we could edit many different shot reverse shots and match cuts during the film.

- Jade Midgley.

Evaluation By Jada-Kai Francis
When planning the short film, using a story board, we were forced to develop our visualisation skills in order to imagine how the camera shots would look individually. This would allow us to then effectively edit the clips together in the last stage of film-making. We also had to ensure that the story board was drawn up precisely so that we could quickly refer to it whilst filming, thus helping with out time management. In addition, during the filming stage, teamwork was key. As a group, we had to make sure that we were following the story board and using the correct camera techniques - such as angles, the 180 degree rule and choosing the right equipment. Therefore, our practical skills improved quickly. Personally, I was able to develop my knowledge of using a camera and adjusting its positioning; as well as getting the opportunity to practice using additional equipment such as the fig rig.
The completed film was very successful. Using Premier Pro software, we created smooth and seamless transitions, including match cuts and shot reverse shot. This helped us all to develop our understanding of continuity editing and left us with a professional-looking end result.
If we’d had more time, we could have developed our work further by experimenting with different camera shots to explore our different options and how they could convey a different meaning or effect. Also, we could have used better lighting so that would be the same throughout and improve the continuity.
Overall, i mainly learnt about the importance of storyboarding and planning before going off to film. This is because it gives you a clear end result that you can aspire to. Whereas, without it, the film could end up slightly messy and less continuos. Transitions need to be thought of in advance in order to have the right footage to be edited

- Jada-Kai Francis