Seven

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

• In the preliminary task we had to focus on the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot,  when in actual fact, a lot more editing techniques need to be used to produce a good film opening.

• We had to consider sound, transitions and titles in the opening, which is a lot of progression from the preliminary task.

• Considering cinematography, we used different shots, angles and movements which has progressed my film making from the preliminary task.

• When planning our opening and our shooting script we originally planned for our shots to be very fast paced, e.g. 2 - 3 seconds long. We wanted to do this to add interest for our audience to confuse them so they wanted to carry on watching to make sense of it all, as I though the preliminary task was boring to watch as an audience as the shots were all a similar slow paced length.

• In the preliminary task, the framing of our shots were restricted due to the techniques we had to include (180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot). This motivated me to progress with framing my shots in more interesting ways.

• In the preliminary task, we did not consider mise-en-scene such as props, costume, lighting and location. These factors make a huge impact when creating an opening as they help to grab the audiences attention. We took time in planning our film.

• I have also progressed in the amount of posts on my blog. Although I have more on my main task than my preliminary task, I still think I need to improve my time management skills and consistently create blog posts to add more continuity to my blog.