Looking back at the preliminary task, I can easily see how my skills in different areas have developed, which helped in the creation of our opening scene. At the beginning of the process I had no knowledge on the different types of camera shots, but since filming our own opening scene, I was able to grasp the different camera shots in order to use them in the film. I am now very comfortable when discussing the main types of camera shots; shot reverse shot, 180 rule and match on action, which is effective as it shows how my knowledge has developed. When planning our preliminary task we did not spend much time planning, this may have shown as our speech does not sound fluent at some points. However, I learnt from this and when it came down to planning our opening scene, I took the opportunity of using a storyboard to great effect. Using a storyboard was really effective as it enabled me to clearly plan out what we was going to do, and what shots we were going to use. This was useful as when it came down to filming we was very organised which saved time.
In the preliminary task our shots are very basic and it shows that we were not very experienced using a camera. Since the preliminary task, and filming our opening scene, I believe that I have developed when using a camera. This is because when I was filming I had much more control over the camera, and was able to identify which shots would work best in which situations. This was effective as it made our opening scene look much more professional.
When it came down to editing the preliminary task, although I have my suggestions, I gave more contribution to the filming aspects. This is because I was not confident using imovie, as I was not familiar with the software. Since the preliminary task, I am much more confident using editing programmes such as imovie, as I took on a much more hands on approach. At first it was slightly daunting as there were a lot of different tools and ways to edit shots, however if I didn't understand something, I simply asked a friend or teacher and soon picked it up. This was effective as it meant that I could contribute a lot more to the editing process, which at the end made me feel like I had achieved something.
We used no music in our preliminary task which showed our lack of knowledge at the beginning of the process. Since the preliminary task, I took a big part in the creation of the music, as my role was too create the soundtrack. I had never come across garage band before, and found it quite tricky to use at the beginning. During the making of our preliminary task, I did have a look at garage band, and the different things you could do on it. However, I could not pick up the editing techniques, which put me off using it. When it came down to making the music for our opening scene, I knew that I would have to use garage band as that is the most effective way to make a track. Using help from the teacher and the internet, I was able to learn the basics and began playing around with different techniques. I spent a lot of time researching different loops on garage band, and in the end I was able to create a track that was suitable for our film genre, and a track that our group agreed on. Being able to create a track on garage band really shows how my skills have developed, and how my ability has grown.
During the creation of the preliminary task, we took no consideration to the mise en scene of the shots. However when it came down to filming our opening scene, we took a lot of time planning our costumes, setting and props. Having planned all the elements and small details of our scene, we were able to emphasise certain scenes and characters. This was effective as it created a bigger impact, and appealed to the audience.
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