Reflection of preliminary task
- 2. Did we manage to fulfil all the criteria? I believe that we did manage to fulfil the criteria as we did what was asked of in the preliminary task. The continuity task containing filming and editing a character opening a door, and the video being max two minutes. Our film was under two minutes which means that we met the guidelines for the length of the video. I believe our filming went well because we followed the criteria like obeying the 180* rule, rule of thirds, eye line matches and use of match on actions to keep the audience engaged in our video and cuts. The shots we used were; long shots to establish the setting and mise-en-scene, close ups to show the characters emotions and outlooks, over the shoulder shots to show the audience in a way where the character is looking at, and to get the audience more involved into the video. And also mid shots to show the body language of the characters. We used diegetic sound as we were filming in a school, we didn’t have enough time to edit in non- diegetic sound or use freeze frames to introduce characters as we thought it wasn’t really necessary for this kind of video. And lastly we didn’t use a dolly while filming because it would cause the camera to shake thus may ruin our footage and also give the audience a different idea of what genre our film is.
- 3. What did you learn during the filming process? What I have learnt during the filming process, was that there was a lot to take in account for continuity errors. For instance the actors wearing the same clothes, or saying the same lines in the same way in every shot. However fortunately we had a script, but we weren't to focused while filming or before filming hence taking longer for our video to be complete and having to record more clips as the scenes were not acted out to our standard as we were sometimes not focused but we got it at the end, also we didn’t have a schedule for when we should film thus having issues of continuity as we were not wearing the same clothes , when we had to film therefore we had to film the same scenes over again a couple of times to keep the continuity going. Additionally as being a cameraman and actor, I have learnt how to use the camera more adjustably, for instance placing the camera in the right place for the different kind of shots we need. Also know what kind of impression different kind of shots give to the audience what we want the audience to see in each shot. Lastly I have learnt that filming at lesson times or after school is best when filming in school, this is because that is when all the students and most teachers are busy, teaching and studying hence letting us film in peace with no interference.
- 4. What did you learn about editing from the process of making the film? From the process of editing, I educated in how to upload footage, mark in and out to create sub clips, how to increase and lower volume the volume of sub clips, create bin to store clips in, change the lighting of the sub clips by using the filters and converting the video into a movie by using QuickTime player. Because of learning all these techniques I find it easier to edit, which means when having to edit next time I will not get confused and will just be able to get the work done hence these skills being vital for later on.