Final Product - Preliminary Film Task

Our final product.

Post production - Preliminary Film Task

For the final stage of creating our film we had to edit the raw footage. I feel that we did this considerably well, taking it in turns to play a small part in learning how to edit footage. As we are all amateurs in editing, we a considerably more time to finish our product than we would of liked. One of the main things that I feel that we all learnt was that although we have a clear image in our heads of how we would like the final product to appear, its a lot harder to edit to the way we want to.

The hardest part in editing was adding a backing track, as I had completely no idea how to do this, and learning how to was a whole new experience.

Overall I am pleased with the way we worked as a group, and our final product.

My strengths were having a part in the video, filming Tom walking down the corridor and edited the some clips together, cutting the length and making sure they flowed properly, and I also added and help trim the music.

Overall everything went well, but there were a couple of continuity errors, most notably the blinds being open and then in another scene them being closed, as well as the door changing colour. A couple of our camera angles were slightly wonky, as well as cutting out the top and bottom of heads. This is something I will definitely have to take into consideration when I next do filming.As this was our first task, a few slight errors were inevitable. But what I have learnt from this is that even the slightest erros in filming can be noticeable

Production - Preliminary Film Task

For the production process we had to take into consideration 3 key factors.

• camera angles
• continuity
• character placing

The filming process for especially hard, the fact that no one in our group had any experience made the whole task a whole lot harder. We were all unsure of where the best places to have the camera. It really was a task that we had to learn from experience. One of our major faults was having the camera zoomed in to far, this caused us to have a lot of shots that cut part of both the characters out. The easiest way to get around this, next time we do something similar, is to place the character in the exact spot we will be filming them and getting the shot correct.

Continuity is also a factor that I hadn't imagined would be so hard, I presumed that as long as everything was filmed quickly in the same space that everything remain the same. We had to consider lighting when going into a room, which would mean that blinds would be open when waling into a room, and closed when someone sits down.

Overall as a group during the filming process, we worked well, we took in turns as to who would film, and decided fairly who would be in the video. Our major down floor was getting the shots correct, but this is something that will be taken into consideration when we come to film our final piece.

Next time I use the camera I will be watching out for dead space around characters and objects. When filming next time I will refer back to the mistakes made in this task, and consider how to change them to create a good final piece.

Pre-Production - Preliminary Task

For post production we had to work in a group of four, and using the three key shots

• walking down a corridor
• opening a door
• and concluding with a conversation

We had to create a storyboard, to show the key shots and how they would be filmed.

We had to consider camera angles, continuity and character placing.

The main skills that I have taken away from pre-production process is to create a more detailed storyboard, so that it is easier for other people to read. More simple drawings are an essential part of the storyboard to make it more clear and obvious for the reader.

These our my groups finished storyboards. As you can see they aren't incredibly clear, and it's easy to understand why another group reading this may easily become confused, and that there finished product may not be what we initially imagined. When we come to draw storyboards for our final piece, I will have to take into consideration all the factors that I have learnt from the preliminary exercise, such as drawing more clear pictures.

Camera Angles, Continuity, Cutting and Composition

Long shot- setting the scene

Medium shot- introducing characters and closer detail

Close up- to show detail in a scene

Extreme close up - for even further detail

High angle -

Low angle -

180 degree rule -

Continuity

Is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot,

objects, places and events seen by the

reader or viewer over some period of time.

Cutting (editing)

Cutting, or editing as it is more commonly known is

when a director will edit the raw shots. They can

change the speed and tempo of a scene as well as

a location if a green screen has been used. They

can also withdraw certain scenes as well as add

new ones in. They can aslo place a soundtrack

over the top, as well as subtitles.

Composition

This is what is in the scene from the character right down
to a plant plot even though you don't think that it means much
everythinghas been put there for a reason,
it is also called mise-en-scene.