Task 2 - Evaluation&Prelim

                 

Evaluation

Before I began my prelim I made sure to plan my work; this helped me as I was aware of what I had to do. I made a storyboard of the different scenes I had to film and included the match cuts that I was going to include. My work was organised as I had a step by step plan of what to do and what order to do it in.

When filming I made sure to film the same scene more than once in case of mistakes, and I filmed the same scene from different angles to edit later on. Everyone in my group had a chance to film a scene in their perception of what they expect in a real film. We worked well together and took everyone’s ideas in mind.

The editing was the most difficult part of the prelim and also the most time consuming. At first we were all slightly confused as how to properly edit our shots but we played around with some of the keys and eventually understood what to do.

When the actress walks through the door match cutting is evident as you can clearly see the different angle that the scene was filmed in. The actress was shown walking towards the camera and walking away from the camera. The camera was also tracking her and moving along with her actions. When the two characters have a conversation, shot reverse shots are used to show that the characters are looking at each other, off the shoulder shots have been used in this scene. In addition, a side angle is again used to keep both characters in the shot and make it more obvious that they are having a conversation with each other. The camera stayed within the 180 degree rule to make sure that the viewer does not get confused as to where the characters are positioned.

I think that I was particularly good at the editing as I quickly learnt how to cut scenes and swap them around. Moreover, I was good at filming the scenes as I had a good perception of what camera angles would be best to use and if certain scenes needed to be filmed again. However, when it came to actually developing an idea of my own I slightly struggled and found it hard to put my ideas into words. This was my most difficult obstacle.

My favourite part of the completed film was a scene where one of the characters was drinking her drink and we cut to a shot where she puts the bottle down. This made a more dramatic affect and showed great use of match cutting. Then the scene went back to focussing on the characters face.

One of the most significant changes I would make is when the two characters get up to say goodbye the scene jumps forward. This is as that scene was not films properly and we did not have time to re-film it. Nevertheless, we meshed many different shots together to help it flow better.

When planning my big production piece I will definitely storyboard my ideas, as it is the best way to remember and organise my ideas. Shot lists are crucial to arrange my scenes on order and make my work flow.