Evaluation Of Preliminary Exercise

1- Who did you work with and how did you manage the task between you?

I worked with Selina, Ben, Hannah and Daniel. Ben and Daniel were the actors in our sequence. Hannah was the production assistant, Selina was the cameraperson and director and i was in charge of sound. We didn't change roles during the course of filming as we didn't have a large amount of time to film and so it saved time. I found this useful as it allowed me to get experience in sound which I had little experience in and will be useful in our test and real shoots.

2- How did you plan your sequence? What processes did you use?

After we decided what the sequence was going to be about we drew a storyboard. This meant that we could see exactly what shots we were going to take and what shots would work well together. After this we did a location recce to see were we could film the sequence, and decided on one of the media classrooms. After this we wrote out a shooting script, so that we knew exactly what shots we were going to take and when. We also wrote out a script for the actors to ensure that they said the same thing in every take.

3- What technology did you use to complete the task, and how did you use it?

During production we used a camera, tripod and a microphone which we attached to the camera. In post production we used non linear editing to edit the sequence.We used Adobe Premier Pro. We used the timeline to help us and cut up and trimmed the clips, as well as reordering them. We used the output and source monitors to watch the clips and finally we added a title.

4- What factors did you have to take into account when planning, shooting and editing?

When planning, shooting and editing our sequence we had to take into account that we only had an hour for each, this meant we made sure we planned our sequence well, and made sure the shots weren't too elaborate but that would show continuity. We also had to consider whether or not anyone would be in the location, and whether we would have permission to film there. We also had to take into account the brief, ensuring that we included everything that needed to be in the sequence.

5- How successful was your sequence? Identify what worked well, and with hindsight, what would you improve/do differently?

I think our sequence was quite successful. We included most of the criteria and followed continuity rules, for example didn't break the 180 degree rule. We didn't manage to get a shot reverse shot, because although we had a lot footage from different perspectives when we tried to do a shot reverse shot it didn't work. Therefore if we did this again it would be better if Ben was sitting down and we would have to ensure we took shots of Ben and Daniel at the same distance, this would have meant we could have successfully included a shot reverse shot.

6- What have you learnt from completing this task? Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing the rest of your foundation coursework, do you think?

We learnt more about the filming process from this task (how to start a shot - camera ready, sound ready etc) and this will be useful when filming our real sequences. I also learnt a lot about sound as that was my responsibility during the shoot, although during the test and real shoots I would like to direct and film as well. During editing, I was reminded of various aspects of editing that I had forgotten so that will be useful when editing our real thing.