Evaluation question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

After looking back at my preliminary task film, there were several things that I noticed about it that  altered the way I filmed my opening sequence final task. The film was a success, not in the sense that it was a great piece of cinematography, but instead the fact that it helped me develop my film making skills, and see how to simplify for greater effect.


The opening sequence task firstly revealed to me that I was unprepared when I made the film. The poor acting skills of my characters epitomized this failure on my part. The camera I used did capture what I was intending on capturing in the overall scheme of things, however, the clarity of the picture was questionable, and this was another example of lack of preparation by me.

Below are examples of camera work from my preliminary task piece, and my final opening sequence. In the top picture, I used a standard handheld sony HD camera, which did not deliver huge image quality, and did not illustrate the movement that should be present in an action adventure film. The shot below is the opening sequence finalized copy, whereby I used a NIKON HD slow motion camera. This enabled me to capture the movement whilst still capturing good picture quality.

Thus on the back of under preparing for my preliminary task, I was much more prepared for the opening sequence task. I made a draft piece to see areas whereby the filming and acting was poor.

For my final piece, I decided to film in a much more appropriate location given the narrative of the action adventure that my film would follow. Thus, I changed from the dull grey landscape in England, to the warm and vibrant landscape in Australia.

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