Question 7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Overall, If i had never done the preliminary task i feel our opening sequence would not have been as good, because i feel that the preliminary task gave me the confidence and knowledge of how to use the camera and tripod and iMovie HD. Both tasks have been very interesting and has helped me to learn about the filming making process.

 

The preliminary task was for us to create a short continuity sequence that had a conversation, Match on action, the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. We had to story board our this and then film and edit it this gives us the chance to get used to the equipment.

For the main task, we had to make the opening of a film it had to include the titles, music and introducing characters. The main task was longer than our preliminary task and it took us much longer to create because we had to story board, film and edit more content than the preliminary task.

As a group we all had so many ideas and we wanted to include them all, but we found that we were over complicating things so we tried to may it more simple and focus on the shot types and angles and editing more than the storyline.

From filming the preliminary task to the opening of our film i felt confident in using the camera and tripod and putting it in the right place to get the best shot, like lowering the tripod and tilting it so the shot is at a different angle. I feel when doing the opening sequence it was easier because i knew more on the camera filming side, but when it came to the iMac's and editing i felt i learnt more when doing the opening sequence because we used more programmes like garageband and iTunes because it was longer and needed more editing than the preliminary task.

 

So, all in all i feel that using the iMac computers to edit our film helped make it look very scary because of the programmes and features it has. But it did take some time to figure out how everything works but once i got use to it, it became very easy to use. The hardest programme i found to use was Garageband it took us as a group not very long to put the music together but importing it into the movie was what we found hard but after a while we figured it out and it made our film that much better.