EVALUATION - QUESTION 7 *

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

Looking back at my preliminary task I can really see the great difference from that to my final version of my thriller. I have learned many techniques and uses of software; from editing and constructing picture images to sounds and transitions.

In the preliminary we first began with storyboards, so when it came to the real thriller we know more what we were doing with the storyboards. Many tasks were given to follow in the first task of the preliminary, however when it came to the real thing it was all up to me I guess. This gave me space and freedom to come up with anything I wanted, but on the other hand this meant you were alone and had to do it all on your own. As I had to come up with all the thinking about how I was going to do it.

The editing part was the hardest, as I’ve never really used final cut pro before, so I had spend extra time figuring things out which took more of my time up. But that little bit that I had learned from the final part of the preliminary whilst making titles and editing sound using soundtrack pro; using several sounds and effects from the software, helped me a lot otherwise I would’ve been totally confused.

The importance of the 180 degree rule was also taught in lesson, which is only filming within 180 degrees of the camera, and if you go past this it will confuse the viewer as objects and characters in the shot will be on reverse sides and you don’t want to do that, as it looks very wrong and unprofessional.

Producing the prelim also played a big role in the end, as it was the first steps to beginning the thriller. From that I had learnt to check the focus of the camera and not zoom whilst moving, as doesn’t look very nice went put together, also I had learned to slowly move the camera and set it up before you start shooting, as it becomes more convenient whilst filming. I had also learnt to record more clips (2-3) clips, as the more the better! So you can choose the best one whilst editing. So in the final version I had several versions of every shot and I had picked the one that fitted the best.

The importance of the match cut, was taught to us in the prelim, and I had took that advice into my real version of my thriller. This match cut really helped my opening with a flow, so it didn’t seem jumpy from one shot to another and baffle the audience.