Preliminary Task: Evaluation

Whilst planning to film our preliminary task. We used match on action technique, shot reverse shot technique and 180 degree rule. It was important we used these in our film so it was readable to our audience. We also tried to incorporate a variety of shot types into our film to make it more interesting and different. We used shot types such as birds-eye, close-up, long-shot and over the shoulder shots. We also used the computer to make accurate and neat shooting maps for our preliminary task.

When we were filming our preliminary task, it was the first time we had used digital cameras and the shot type techniques, so some of our shots are a little shaky, and we had to learn how to pan, and zoom keeping the camera steady. Examples of especially shaky shots in our preliminary task is the zoom out and pan away from the clock at the beginning of our film, and the birds-eye shot above the table, was also unsteady.

Whilst trying to edit our preliminary task we discovered new technologies, and new techniques that we could use in our film, such as non-linear editing software. None of us had used this before, therefore our skills on the software was slightly limited. This effected our transitions, as they could have been smoother.

I think what we could have improved was our steadiness of the camera and our shot transitions in our editing should have been smoother. And when we asked other members of our class what they thought, they generally agreed.
Despite this, I think our film went well and our class mates said that it was very readable and met the brief we were given.