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Pre-Production Evaluation
Pre-Production
Before starting
to film our prelim, we all discussed what storyline we would base our short
video on. As the prelim was estimated to be around thirty seconds long, we knew
that we had to create a basic story that would enable us to add in the
necessary camera angles and editing techniques. We were told that we had to
include a shot reverse shot, match on action and we had to stick to the 180 degree
rule. We had to include a character walking through a door and also a bit of
dialogue must have been implemented by two or more people. By brainstorming our
storyboard as a group, we came to the conclusion that the prelim must be
simple. We decided to base the action in a detention room where two students
are sitting and seem to be having an argument, (shot reverse shot, dialogue).
Then a teacher enters a room through the door, (match on action). The teacher
would hold up two exam papers and ask who copied of whom, (180 degree rule), as
the exams were identical. The original story board is as follows: As a whole, using a
storyboard definitely benefitted us as a group. We learnt that it is crucial to
have a plan before filming because you have to keep organised. Furthermore, we
knew when we were going to add the compulsory requirements. After having the
lesson with the year 13s, it really gave us an insight on how many problems can
actually arise during the filming of our thriller, some of them also came up in
our prelim video. Some of the best information that they gave us was about
filming the footage. We had never realised that when filming, you would have to
take some risks such as deleting some of the footage that you may thought
working with the other scenes you have filmed. They also taught us that we
shouldn’t be afraid of things like editing and trying different things. They
also mentioned that when you are filming, don’t rush it but editing takes
longer so it’s best to film all the footage first so you can spend the majority
of your time editing and making your thriller film better. Another thing that
we had problems with is trying to find a good way to film our prelim. We
decided that the best way to do it was on the Smartphone app, IMovie. We found
this app really easy to use and helped us a lot because we have never done
anything like this before. This also made the task a whole lot less stressful
for the group, causing fewer arguments.
Production Evaluation
Production
When filming out Prelim, we
encountered a lot of problems. Due to the absence of a member of our group, we
had to film it more than once. The first time we filmed, we did a run though so
we knew how it was going to look when we filmed the final video. It also
allowed us to change any problems and timings needed to make it better. The
second time we filmed, we had to we had to use another person due to the
absence. This didn’t affect us as much because we were confident that the other
person would fit in and work as well as the absent member of our group. Another
problem that we came across was trying to find a location. The room that we
previously filmed in wasn’t available when we had the opportunity to film the
last few scenes. This meant that we had to film it all again in another room
that was available at the time. This did set us back quite a bit because we had
to go through the whole process of filming and cutting out footage again.
Costume was also a big problem because we had to make sure that the actors in
the prelim had the same clothes and hairstyles on both days of filming. But
luckily for us, we filmed all of our final footage in the last day. In the
planning process of our prelim, we as a group, created a storyboard. We thought
this would really help us because it had all the characters positioning and the
camera shots that needed to be used.
However when it came to filming our prelim, we didn’t actually refer to
it as much as we thought we would. It did help us on the basis of positioning
and camera shots but the timing didn’t work out as well as we planned on the
storyboard. We also added props to the story board as a general idea but it
turned out that we used a lot more than we thought we needed to use. Even
though we had to overcome a lot of problems, we did learn a lot of lessons from
this prelim experience. One lesson we believe will benefit us a lot from, was
when filming out thriller we have to take into account how long it does take to
film every bit of footage. We thought that because it was only a 30 second long
clip, it would be really quick and easy to film. We were soon proved wrong when
we realised that some of the footage we had filmed didn’t really work well with
the other scenes, causing a problem that we had to film the scene again to make
it fit in. Taking this experience though to the production process of our
thriller, we think that all the lessons learnt will benefit us a lot because
now we know what possible problems may arise during the filming and we also
know how to overcome and work around them.
Post-Production Evaluation
Post-Production
In the
pre-production phase of our prelim, we thought that there would be a lot of
problems when it came to editing our prelim, because we thought that if the
footage didn’t fit then we would have to film the whole thing again. When we
realised that we could use the Smartphone app, IMovie, we found that this task
got increasingly less stressful. We quickly got to grips with the techniques
that we can use and used a lot of them throughout our prelim. For our main
thriller task, we found that we can use a lot of different editing techniques
and apps to help us create a thriller video for the main task. When we showed
some people our prelim video, we did get quite a lot of positive feedback. Some
people said that they liked the way that we used the fades between each scene;
they added that it made it look really effective. Some people said that they
thought the different camera shots we used made it really effective and
meaningful. You could really see the emotions and annoyance in the characters
faces. When we watched the final video back, it did match our visualisation
quite a bit but our ideas did change throughout. This didn’t help when it came
to making our final video match our visualisation but as we went through the
production process we realised that some of our ideas really did fit in well
with what our original idea. By having this experience, we still haven’t
decided whether or not we are going to use a phone and film it on IMovie or if
we are going to use the software on a computer and film it with a video camera.
By using IMovie to film this short 30 second clip, it gave the experience and
taught us a lesson so we know how to use it when it comes to filming our actual
thriller video. The prelim really helped us because it also taught us a lot a
different skills we can use, how to shoot the different camera shots and also
to use our timing efficiently. We as a group are quite glad that we got the
chance to film the prelim because it taught us to work as a team and made us realise
that it is harder than it looks. Therefore we now know how all the possible
problems and dilemmas that should come up during our thriller. We went to our
media teacher for some feedback on our final prelim video and there was a lot
of constructive criticism given. Some of the things that were discussed were
about the transitions used. Using the amount of fades and whips, took away the
continuity and the flow of our video. This helped us because now we know that
not to use as mush or even no transitions at all in our final thriller piece.
Team work was one of our strongest strengths in this task. Even though we had a
few disagreements, we managed to overcome them and still stay as a tight team
unit.
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