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

For our prelim we had to create a sequence of a character:


• Opening a door

• Entering a room

• Sitting down in a chair opposite another character

• Having a conversation with this other character



This was a continuity task in which we had to demonstrate:



• Match on action

• Shot reverse shot

• 180 degree rule

For our main task, it was to create a 2 minute opening sequence for a new film.



There were 4 processes we went through whilst completing both these tasks:



• Planning

• Shooting

• Editing

• Evaluating



Planning included lots of research such as finding a suitable location, storyboarding our idea and making sure we had reliable actors. From the prelim, I learnt the importance of having a storyboard. Things were made so much easier as we had a guide to follow.

When running the actual shoot, there were many things to consider and remember. These included time schedule, shot order and master shots. The prelim helped me to focus on managing all these things together in order to achieve what I wanted.


When editing the prelim, we had to make sure all our continuity was accurate. This task came into extreme use when we were editing our actual sequence as we had previously practised how to make the continuity perfect and I had learnt how to do so.


When evaluating, we had to get feedback from different people and from this I learnt how to organise it all so it helped when preparing feedback for our actual final piece.


I also learnt the importance of getting on with team members. During our prelim, we only had to work together for a short amount of time and I noticed, that even for a small task, everyone had to work together and agree. For our main task, I knew that getting along was the most important thing in order to achieve what we wanted.