Improvements From The Preliminary Task

Joe Leah & Connor Lovatt

Key Areas We have Improved On

Camera skillsCamera positioning/angles usedSoundPlanning StoryboardingEditing

Mistakes we made on the Preliminary and how we Avoided on our Main Piece One of the main areas we failed on during the first task

was lighting. Although the theme of the preliminary task was meant to be a scary setting and storyline, when it came to filming we realised we taken it too far to the point most of the shots were too dark and was unable to see some parts of the footage. The images below support my point made.

Another area is planning. When we did the preliminary task we didn’t keep to the storyboard a great deal and decided to almost make it up as we went along. On our main piece, we really kept to the storyboard. If we decided on set that another angel or different approach might look better, we filmed the original idea and the new idea and then decided at the editing stage which one to use to make sure we got the best possible shot. For example the panning shot used shown to the right wasn’t in the original storyboard. We decided to do this as our idea of the characters walking toward the camera from the opposite side of the road, but this didn’t look as good as we thought. A quick decision on set made a better effect overall.

Improved Editing Techniques Our editing skills have massively improved from the

preliminary. We have gained better experience in smoother cuts and cutting down shots. On the first task, the cuts between shots were very snappy and wasn’t smooth. Also, we learnt how to use titles and move them along with the footage to create a smooth input. Lastly, we introduced sound into our film which we didn’t do with our preliminary. Our film has no dialog and relies heavily on the effect of soundtracks which we had to learn how to include them.