Final Preliminary Task

This is our final preliminary task.

Preliminary task: Analysis

Before we could start filming our main task, we had to film our preliminary task. To complete the task we had to film people doing the following:

· Opening a door

· Sitting down on a chair.

· Having a conversation.

· Use the 180-degree rule while filming etc.

These were just some examples of things we had to include in our task. Before we started our preliminary task we learnt how to use the:

· Camera- how to turn it on/off, record, watch and delete clips we have filmed, zoom in/out, adjust camera on tripod so that the appropriate shot is used at the right time.

· Editing- how to watch, play, save and delete certain shots, edit the timing of each shot and cut certain out, piece the whole film together using the timeline and a dual screen.

After using the filming equipment for the first time and having gained a bit more experience we feel that there were times it worked really well and times when it didn’t.

Strengths- The acting was at a good standard, planned it well and knew what we were doing and had to include, stuck to the 18o- degree rule, filmed all the compulsory shots and added our own, the conversations were loud and clear.

Weaknesses- There were times when we couldn’t decide where abouts we should film, had trouble adjusting the equipment, had to re-shoot some clips due to the lighting, timing, focus etc.

The reason why we had to film certain shots was because they are the most common and are usually used while filming any piece of footage. One of the shots we had to include was shot/reverse shot, one of the best ways of using this shot is through a conversation, therefore we shot two people having a conversation filming from one person to the other. During the editing we achieved the matched cuts, by showing Sinead going down the stairs to meet Zainab in the canteen. One of the most important things we also had to have and not break was the 180- degree rule we achieved this by making sure we filmed on the same side and not go across the line. We did again through an over the shoulder shot and with a conversation.