Research-Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task

Explanation

For my preliminary task myself and my group followed a detailed story board to create a mini film whilst incorporating many different camera angles and shots. We filmed all the different parts to fit together to create a sequence as our preliminary task. We had 3 actors in our film which started out with somebody approaching a door which we shot as a long shot so you can see the character clearly. Then we moved on to doing a close up of the door handle as it creaks to add suspense to out film. Lastly we then used both the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot to film a short conversation between two characters. After filming we then had to edit our film on a programme called premiere pro so that it all came together and flowed continuously and didn't cut between scenes so quickly. During our editing we used a wide range of editing skills to improve our film further, for example we used cutting, merging and fade to black which helped our film to look more sharp.

What We Learnt

From the preliminary task I have learnt many different camera shots for example close ups, high angle, low angle and mid shots. I have also learnt how to follow the 180 degree rule which is where you film over the shoulder of and match on action. I also learnt continuity as our first attempt didn't work out so we had to redo it and have persistence. I also learnt how to use the editing programme adobe premiere pro and how to cut, merge, scale and fade to black to improve quality. If I was to redo this preliminary task I would improve the filming quality and think about the different camera shots differently to increase quality of our film further. I would also make the conversation longer so it didn't look rushed and untidy.

Incorporating Shots

In our preliminary task there was many different shots we had to incorporate into our film. For example we used close up of the door handle being opened which added suspense and tension. We also had to incorporate a shot reverse shot which focused on a conversation between the two characters which made it easier for the viewer to be involved in the film and to make the conversation flow better and focus on one person at a time. Lastly we also included the 180 degree rule which made the film flow more easily and not make the viewer confused.