Before filming our Preliminary task we had to first develop a idea, this included thinking of a plot/storyline, planning when to use certain editing techniques and also creating a storyboard for the film. The storyboard included factors such as dialouge, costume and location and these were all important things to know before we started to film. For our location we chose to use the English corridor at School, this was mainly due to the fact that it was close and avalible at the time, our task didn't need to be a convincing piece of film but instead include various techniques so the actual location of the film was the not the most important aspect, this meant the English corridor was a suitable option because it was quiet, empty and avalible for us to use.
Although the filming went smoothly it was infact the second time we had filmed our task because the original film (different location), was wiped off the camera by someone else before we had the chance to back up the files on the MacBook's. This was a minor setback but still frustraiting. Apart from that we didn't face any other major problems, we did encounter a few small problems on Final Cut during the editing process but these were simply corrected and mainly down due to lack of knowledge of the program at that time.
As I've mentioned in previous post's I feel that although our Preliminary isn't a amazing spectacle, it still provides all the factors it is meant too such as continuity editing, shot-reverse-shot and match-on-action. As a film it is simple and effective and as group we were happy wih the final result although we acknowledged a few points that we thought could be improved if we done it again.
These points included improved costumes, better location, more dialouge and more variety of shots. All these factors would of been fairly simple to implement but due to time constraints and equipment restraints (e.g. only be able to use one camera) we didn't have the chance to include them in our film. All this means is that next time we will be better prepared and have more planning before we start so that we can produce a better film. I felt this experience was rewarding because it allowed us to get to grips with planning and actually making a film and this knowledge can now be used when we create our main film.
Thanks for reading!
Ethan
English Corridor
So once we had finalised all the details of the film and checked the location we started filming. To film our task we used a Sony HD camera, the reasoning behind this was that we wanted as higher quality video as possible purley because it is more aesthetically pleasing. The HD camera was simple to use (after realising it was a touch screen!) and we had no problems capturing the footage. After watching the footage back on the camera we felt we had filmed some decent clips that would flow well when edited together. The camera also allowed us to play back clips while at the location which meant we could evaluate things such as angles and distance on the spot whic meant we could change them there and then if they were not suitable.
A Sony HD Camcorder similar to one we used
Although the filming went smoothly it was infact the second time we had filmed our task because the original film (different location), was wiped off the camera by someone else before we had the chance to back up the files on the MacBook's. This was a minor setback but still frustraiting. Apart from that we didn't face any other major problems, we did encounter a few small problems on Final Cut during the editing process but these were simply corrected and mainly down due to lack of knowledge of the program at that time.
As I've mentioned in previous post's I feel that although our Preliminary isn't a amazing spectacle, it still provides all the factors it is meant too such as continuity editing, shot-reverse-shot and match-on-action. As a film it is simple and effective and as group we were happy wih the final result although we acknowledged a few points that we thought could be improved if we done it again.
These points included improved costumes, better location, more dialouge and more variety of shots. All these factors would of been fairly simple to implement but due to time constraints and equipment restraints (e.g. only be able to use one camera) we didn't have the chance to include them in our film. All this means is that next time we will be better prepared and have more planning before we start so that we can produce a better film. I felt this experience was rewarding because it allowed us to get to grips with planning and actually making a film and this knowledge can now be used when we create our main film.
Thanks for reading!
Ethan
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