EVALUATION Q7.

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

I took the role of camera person for my prelimary task and overall, for a first time, I believe it went fairly well.

LIMITATIONS IN THE PRELIM:

. Lack of variety in the camera angles
. Camera composition was a little off e.g. space above head
. Rule of thirds was not considered
. Lighting was not considered
. Sound was poor

This wide shot was particularly poor as there is too much head space and poor lighting. My filming wasn't very steady and there was also a lot of back ground noise that I didn't pay attention to at the time.

I was content with the match cut we performed and I think this is the best shot filmed throughout the clip. 

Since then I have learned to pay more attention to detail, especially to sound and camera angles; and so went on to produce an opening sequence that was a little less amateur. 

The above screen shot is from our final product. We titled it 'Love & Education.'

Unlike my preliminary task, we did undergo some planning for our final product. A story board was created and extra ideas were jotted down on paper. Below is a presentation demonstrating the key things I have learnt in this process. 

LIMITATIONS IN THE FINAL PRODUCT:

. Sound used for the opening should have started earlier
. More match cuts could have been included
. Lighting should have been used more frequently e.g make up/bathroom scene
. Pay more attention to the motion of the I-dents during title sequence
. More planning during planning stages

Development across both productions:

. Learned the importance of match cuts (preliminary)
. Enhanced my undertanding of the Final Cut Pro software (final product)
. Manage sound appropriately (final product)
. Use a variety of camera angles (preliminary & final product)