Evaluation of Preliminary Task - Ellie Mannix

The planning of our preliminary task was constructed through bullet points of what we planned to do, what shots and dialogue. We then translated this into a storyboard, drawing these bullet points up, of how the film would look - in a still capture mode.

For the preliminary task, I was the main role - I walked through the corridor into the common room to meet Natalie. We then held some dialogue between each other, and then I got up and walked away.
I also helped contribute to what shots should be used and to edit.
We delegated the rolls equally, as other people in my group did not wish to be filmed.

From doing this preliminary task, as a group we have learnt a lot. As our final production, was the second preliminary task we created. As the first one we created, was too complex, too long and did not involve the necessary shots and rules in which would obtain us the 50% of the course.
So as a whole, we learnt that we should not try and over complicate things, as a result we had to re-film the whole task. I felt that doing this was an advantage as we now knew what we had to do in order to be correct, instead of handing in something that was not worthy.


To plan our task, we used bullet points, and then translated them onto storyboards, making sure the shot type, timing, angle and dialogue at the bottom of the drawn image of a still frame so we would be precise when we was producing our film.

When we was filming, we carefully though through where the camera should be positioned in order to create that effect, of establishing the setting, making sure it is understandable, and most of all creating an effective sequence in which the audeince will understand and enjoy what they are watching. We ensured we did the 180 degree rule and the shot reverse shot when filming - this can be seen when Natalie and I are talking. We also used cross-cutting to Natalie in the common room, which establishes the setting and what I was walking too - proving that we abided to the rules and regulations of filming.
We ensured that the area we used would be empty, which would reduce the noise - in order to hear the dialogue at a high quality and reduce the chance of interruptions - this was achieved as we had the common room to ourselves.

For post- production, we uploaded our film from the camera on to the computer using a fire wire. This imported our work into a new task in Movie Maker. From this we edited it, using the cutting tool, swapping and changing shots which were more suitable to that particular part of our film, in order to achieve maximum quality. After it was all edited, we saved the film and then uploaded it onto 'YouTube', and then to our blog.

To edit our clips we took whilst filming, we used Apple Mac iMovie Maker. This is a good programme to edit a sequence, as it has good cutting settings in which you can 'split at radio play head' and adjust in where you wish for it to go.
We also used a video camera, digital film and a tripod to film. We found the camera easy to use, as we only pressed one button to record, and to stop recording, and use the tri-pod to make sure the shots were still and therefore of a good quality.