Evaluation task 7

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

In the preliminary we had a brief time to plan what were going to do before we started filming. We had a basic knowledge of shot types and other concepts, however the outcome showed us how vital it is to plan ahead. Doing this task helped saved us time because we knew what worked and what didn't work when we filmed our opening.
We put a lot of planning in to our final film to make sure everything went well and it was the best we could make it. We planned shots we were going to use, costumes, location and music. We used a range of different shot types to make our opening interesting. For example we used an extreme close up to frame the slippers as an object of significance. By doing the preliminary we learnt about rules that if we didn't abide by would effect the quality of our film, this was useful because before we learnt about it we might not even of noticed that we were breaking the rule. Through our research and exam revision we learned about pathetic fallacy and mise en scene and how they can effect the atmosphere and representation shot. We thought about these to elements and used them to the best of our ability to increase the quality of our opening. We focused on sound and how it could effect the mood of the scene and audience. Our research helped us to pick suitable music.

All the editing and researched has helped us develop ideas and skills. The skills we have learnt will help us in future projects to improve quality and time management. Overall I have learnt about editing, filming and working in a successful team to produce quality work.