Evaluation Question 7

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

Over all I think the preliminary task was easier than I expected. But the full product took a lot of work and a lot of improvements to try and get it right.  I expected the full product to be as straightforward as the preliminary task but it was a lot more complicated than I expected. The task to a few re-filming and some think overs which was harder than I expected. The preliminary task did not require any music, sound effects or transitions. It only required for it to be a continuity.  

One thing I have learnt from the preliminary task was that continuity is extremely important in any sort of film. I have also learnt for the preliminary task that continuity errors are a common error while filming. I have learnt a few different skills from the full product. One of the skills I have learnt is time management. I have learnt this by all our group deciding on what time to go filming and what time different pieces of work has to be in for example having the script on time so we could go out filming. But the most important thing I have learnt from this task is team work. I have found that teamwork is very important in a task like this because everyone depends on each for it to work. For example me, Ashley and Harry all split up the script, storyboard and shot list and did one each. This task would have been difficult to do by ourselves so with teamwork we made the task easier.

It didn't take that long to get all the shots in the preliminary task because they were simple shots and the refilming we did only took an hour to do because most of the shots were taken close together . But in the full product It took a long time to get all the shots. It took a long time due to the weather and we couldn't film the outside shots. This interrupted our filming timetable. Another factor which affected our filming was that Harrys brother was only able to film of weekends which affected how long it took us to get the shots greatly. We also went and refilmed most of the shots because we changed the storyline so it took even longer to film. The inside shots weren't a problem because we could do it at any time and it wasn't effect by the weather.

Through the preliminary task I have learnt the basic of the camera and didn't use many complexe shots. We all shared the task in filming in the preliminary task. But in the full product I have learnt a lot more about the camera and how to use the camera effectively. I was the lead cameraman during our task and I have a better understanding on how  to use the camera. I have learnt that many different shots could be used in different ways. For example the POV shot can show the emotion of the character is-well as the point of view.

The preliminary task helped us to manage our time and resources. The deadlines we created help us get the task and other work in on time. We had to manage our resources well because it would get us ready for when we make the full product.

Overall the preliminary task was simple and easy to do whereas the full product took time and was hard to make. The full product took a lot more thought and resources to make and the preliminary did need that much thought and needed very little resources.