Task 2: Preliminary Film

6. PRELIM. Piotr, Sophie, Maria, Jessica, Kezia from 283goswell on Vimeo.

In the planning stage we had to draw up a storyboard detailing plans for our film. We had to decide on the angle, movement and duration of at least 15 shots. Through doing this, I feel that I have improved on my knowledge of shot types and angles, so when it comes to doing the course work I will know what will work. Also, when it comes to the coursework film, I will know what is included in the planning stages so I can be more prepared.

When filming, my role was behind the camera. I had to record, frame shots and also move the camera. This process has helped me to develop my camera knowledge as I know feel like I can confidently use the camera as well as the other equipment (e.g. the tripod). I also believe that I have improved on understanding how to move and frame the camera in order to get a professional-looking film. For example, I now know that a shot of a character should be framed so that there is no space above their head.

The editing stage allowed us to expand our knowledge on how to use the adobe editing programme. We had to use tools such as the cutting tool which allowed us to take bits out and fit our different shots together. This allowed us to practice getting the perfect match cut which we will be able to use in our coursework film. Additionally, becoming more familiar with the editing programme will mean that we have already had experience when it comes to editing next time so the process will go more smoothly.
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In the conversation between the two characters we used multiple reverse shots. Furthermore, we filmed the walking shots with the 180 degree rule in mind so the character would be walking in the same direction. Lastly, when filming the walking through the door scene, we used more than one shots from different angles that were edited together in order to create a smooth match cut. Therefore, overall I think that our prelim film was quite successful.