Evaluation - Question 7Looking back at your preliminary task

what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Harrison Radcliffe

Skills Before Skills Now Camera Skills At the beginning of the

course my camera skillsdid exist but they were limited. I had gained some filming skills

through skateboarding and filming that. had also been

involved in a few media products done by other, older students.

My camera skills now are a lot better. I have learnt many different

shots so i am now able to use a variety of still and moving shots.

The different shots that i have learnt have allowed me to make

my film opening smoother as i have the skills to use a

dolly and steady-cam. I have alsolearnt how to use manual focus. This has allowed me to have crisper and

better focused shots. My improved camera skills have

hopefully been reflected in my filmopening.

What I Would Like To Do

In the future i would like to be able to use extreme high angle shots as well as large, panning establishing shots. At the moment in time theseshots are near impossible to do as Ilack the required equipment like mechanical cameras and a helicopter.

Editing SkillsAt the start of the course my

editing skills were very basic as I had had very little experience with Adobe Premiere. However

I did have some experience with a different software so the

concept of editing was not too much of a mystery.

My editing skills are now a lot moredeveloped as i have been able to

practice using Premiere. I have alsowatched some YouTube videos to

gain more experience and understanding. My editing skills have allowed me to create a film

opening that has smooth transitions from shot to shot. My film openingalso makes sense as there is a clear

chronological story.

If I could re-do the editing of my film opening i would like to further my special effects skills. I would also like to be able to create animated titles. If i was able to create specialeffects, i would be able to make my film opening more action packed as i could recreate gun shots. If i wasable to make professional lookinganimated titles, my film would seem a lot more technologically advanced.

Preliminary VS Film OpeningMy preliminary task is where the idea for my film opening came from so i used it as a basis for my film.However, i made a lot of changes, for example; in my preliminary task the location i used did not reallyfit what was going on, so in my film opening i decided to mold everything around my film instead of viceverser. My film opening is filmed a lot better as well, the shots are not shaky and they are focussed a lotbetter. The pacing of my preliminary is one thing that i did like but it was a bit too slow, so in my film opening i decided to speed it up a bit and this was possible as my camera and editing skills had improved.

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