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Lookingback at yourpreliminarytask,whatdoyoufeel youhave learntinthe progressionfromitto
the full product?
The preliminarytaskwasa perfectbasistolearnskillsthatwere vital forourfinal production.
Theresmanydifferencesbetweenthe twoproducts:The preliminarydidntprovide the opportunity
for originalitytoshow,there were setguidelinesthatwere essential forthe completion.Inthe final
production,asa group,we hadfree reignoverthe plot,charactersand cinematography. Despite
these differencesthere weremanyskillsprovidedbythe prelimtaskwithaidedourproductionfor
the final one.
One of the mostimportantthingswe learntfromthe preliminarywas organisation.Itwasessential
to keeptrack of planningstagestoenable the completionof the tasktoa highlevel.There was
extensive planningneededforthe final productionincluding shotlists,multipleplotideas,location
ideasandcamera angle ideas.Aswe were givenspecificactionstocarry out inthe preliminary task
there wasonlya certainamountof planningneeded.The organisationalfactorwasan important
lessontodraw fromthe practise task.
Anotheressential aspectwe learntfromthe preliminarytaskwasto ensure continuityiskept
throughoutthe entire footage.Wheneditingtogetherthe preliminaryfootage itwasclearslight
issuessuchas the footthatsstepsout of a doorwayneededtobe plannedcarefully.We
incorporatedthisfactorinour final taskthroughshot sequencessuchasmatchon action,whenthe
antagonistiswalkingtowardsthe shedandopeningthe gate.Linkedintothe continuitywasthe raw
footage we filmed.We learntfromthe preliminary taskalot more footage neededtobe filmed,in
comparisontothe time capgivenforthe product.Withprovidingourselveswithalotmore filmthan
neededitgave upoptionsforthe raw footage.Changingthe orderof the footage can completely
change howthe editedsequence isperceivedbythe audience,thisissomethingwe didnthave the
opportunity todowiththe prelimtaskhoweveritwasstill avital lessonwe learntwhilstproducing
the preliminarytask.
The shot durationswere anotherfactorlearntfromthe preliminarytask.The atmosphere
surroundingacharacter can be easilydeterminedbythe shotlengthsif itiscorrespondingtothe
musicbeingplayed.Inthe preliminarythe soundeffectplayedwhenthe antagonist(playedby
Grace) wasslow,buildingup.We theneditedtogetheralongdurationpanningshot.Asthe gentle
loudnessinmusicandlongdurationshotmatcheduptogetherthe atmosphere surroundingthe
character was negative.We flippedthisaround duringourfinal taskbyhavingpacingmusicwhich
climaxedandfell multiple times.Majorlywhenthe antagonistwasinshotthe durationwasshort
and changedanglesmultiple times,thiscreatedadisorientatedeffectwhichperceivedourtheme of
abductionwell.
Many thingswere learntduringthe completionof the preliminarytask,theyrangedinimportance
howeverwhenaccumulatedtogetherare highlysignificant.The shortdurationmatchingupwiththe
musiccouldonlyhave beensuccessful if continuitywaskeptthroughoutthe filmingandnothing
wouldhave beensuccessful if the planningandorganisationalside wasntestablished.The
progressionbetweenthe twotasksissignificant.The range of shotsusedinthe final taskstemmed
fromthe inspiration fromourpreliminary.Asagroup we alsolearntgivingenoughtime tofilmand
re-filmfootage providedthe basisforasuccessful title sequence.

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  • 1. Lookingback at yourpreliminarytask,whatdoyoufeel youhave learntinthe progressionfromitto the full product? The preliminarytaskwasa perfectbasistolearnskillsthatwere vital forourfinal production. Theresmanydifferencesbetweenthe twoproducts:The preliminarydidntprovide the opportunity for originalitytoshow,there were setguidelinesthatwere essential forthe completion.Inthe final production,asa group,we hadfree reignoverthe plot,charactersand cinematography. Despite these differencesthere weremanyskillsprovidedbythe prelimtaskwithaidedourproductionfor the final one. One of the mostimportantthingswe learntfromthe preliminarywas organisation.Itwasessential to keeptrack of planningstagestoenable the completionof the tasktoa highlevel.There was extensive planningneededforthe final productionincluding shotlists,multipleplotideas,location ideasandcamera angle ideas.Aswe were givenspecificactionstocarry out inthe preliminary task there wasonlya certainamountof planningneeded.The organisationalfactorwasan important lessontodraw fromthe practise task. Anotheressential aspectwe learntfromthe preliminarytaskwasto ensure continuityiskept throughoutthe entire footage.Wheneditingtogetherthe preliminaryfootage itwasclearslight issuessuchas the footthatsstepsout of a doorwayneededtobe plannedcarefully.We incorporatedthisfactorinour final taskthroughshot sequencessuchasmatchon action,whenthe antagonistiswalkingtowardsthe shedandopeningthe gate.Linkedintothe continuitywasthe raw footage we filmed.We learntfromthe preliminary taskalot more footage neededtobe filmed,in comparisontothe time capgivenforthe product.Withprovidingourselveswithalotmore filmthan neededitgave upoptionsforthe raw footage.Changingthe orderof the footage can completely change howthe editedsequence isperceivedbythe audience,thisissomethingwe didnthave the opportunity todowiththe prelimtaskhoweveritwasstill avital lessonwe learntwhilstproducing the preliminarytask. The shot durationswere anotherfactorlearntfromthe preliminarytask.The atmosphere surroundingacharacter can be easilydeterminedbythe shotlengthsif itiscorrespondingtothe musicbeingplayed.Inthe preliminarythe soundeffectplayedwhenthe antagonist(playedby Grace) wasslow,buildingup.We theneditedtogetheralongdurationpanningshot.Asthe gentle loudnessinmusicandlongdurationshotmatcheduptogetherthe atmosphere surroundingthe character was negative.We flippedthisaround duringourfinal taskbyhavingpacingmusicwhich climaxedandfell multiple times.Majorlywhenthe antagonistwasinshotthe durationwasshort and changedanglesmultiple times,thiscreatedadisorientatedeffectwhichperceivedourtheme of abductionwell. Many thingswere learntduringthe completionof the preliminarytask,theyrangedinimportance howeverwhenaccumulatedtogetherare highlysignificant.The shortdurationmatchingupwiththe musiccouldonlyhave beensuccessful if continuitywaskeptthroughoutthe filmingandnothing wouldhave beensuccessful if the planningandorganisationalside wasntestablished.The progressionbetweenthe twotasksissignificant.The range of shotsusedinthe final taskstemmed fromthe inspiration fromourpreliminary.Asagroup we alsolearntgivingenoughtime tofilmand re-filmfootage providedthe basisforasuccessful title sequence.