Preliminary Task Evaluation

Prelim Evaluation

The planning I did was write out a draft of a shot-list. This was useful because it allowed us too plan the video scene by scene and have a look at different ideas of different camera angles and shot types too use. We tried too stick too the shot-list as much as possible as we used it as a baseline for our ideas, however we did changes some shots, for example we changed the final shot from Tobias leaving the room and slamming the door shut with a close up on the handle, too a low angle shot of Tobias storming out of the class. This was an effective use of planning as we tried the shot of the door handle but we felt it didn’t have the same effect as the storming out shot as it was a more interesting type of angle and made the scene more fluent from the previous shot.

The camera skills I have developed I feel has been being able too use effective camera angles for example worms eye, tracking. As before whenever I filmed things it would be a standard shot nothing creative at all so this preliminary task has mainly improved my creativity with shots and made my ideas more colourful. I feel I need to improve upon my technical knowledge of how too work cameras too make the shots crisper and nicer looking as the ones I tried too take weren’t as nice looking or as crisp as some of the other shots so that is where I feel I need improvement.

Firstly I have had some editing experience before with iMovie. I have made several movies on the programme so knew what it is like to edit film. I feel as though I have improved my editing skills further as this is the first time I have been able too edit parts of clips that I want too keep and get rid of. I feel quite confident with adding effects and transitions and putting clips together too make a film, however some of the commands and more technical things I can’t really understand and don’t know how to do them. However I can do the basics well and with ease and I can also edit the speed at which a clip is played and edit the tilt and gradient etc. of a shot.

In conclusion I feel that the preliminary task with my group was a success and I really enjoyed working with them. If it weren’t for the fact I know people in the group who live in the same area as I do I would probably work with them again. I feel that the task and the group helped too improve my understanding of how too make and edit film and gave me a real insight into how making films for media studies works. I feel working in a team of strangers’ benefited me a lot and helped my confidence amongst the class. I feel a lot more confident with editing now also and I feel that the prelim task for our group was a success.

Luke Keeler