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

When filming my preliminary task I identified that my framing work didn’t always fit as well as it could have. Also when watching it back I noticed some of camera movement was shaky. Since filming the preliminary task I believe I have improved my camera skills as I have been practicing the different types of shots. In my opinion the difference in the two tasks was a huge step up. As with the preliminary task I was able to film it within hours. Then I was able to edit it within 3 lessons. Although the actual planning of the task took about 2 weeks as I then decided what ideas would and wouldn’t work.


My overall editing of the preliminary task wasn’t as good as my final product due to it being one of the first times I had used the programme Adobe Premier. Although the programme is quite straightforward it can still be very time consuming. However learning to use the programme before taught me many new skills and helped me with my progress between the preliminary task and final product. Once I started editing it became easier as we went along. When deciding on my location for my preliminary “The Job “it was quite straight forward as I was able to use a variety of locations within the school environment. Also for my main product I was able to use a friend’s house for my opening sequence. My skills when creating my story board have also developed further as for the preliminary task there was fewer shots than my final product. The final product was also much more complex when deciding how to make sure each shot would fit within the frame. It was a lengthy process when trying to decide how long each shot would last for. Overtime I do think these skills have developed much more since my preliminary task as it includes allot more detail and descriptions in my final product. When completing both tasks I do feel I was a lot more relaxed in the preliminary task. Whereas the opening sequence I had to follow my story board step by step in order to ensure if fitted. I also had a much more detailed idea of what music I wanted to incorporate in order to give off the correct narrative. Although my final product included very little speech I still had a basic script that I had to stick to. The choices I have made are a lot more developed in my final product due to it being a lot longer and a harder task to create and opening sequence my main choices I made were the sound and the mise –en-scene. I believe these choices made did give me a better out come in my final product as in my first task I had a lot less knowledge on planning story boards and making sure everything fit better in the frames. Many improvements between the tasks are visible I believe, as the narrative is a lot more clear in my final product and the non-diegetic music added helps for it to be identified. Whereas in my preliminary the music included did fit but could have been a longer process of trial and error seeing what could have worked better in order to improve it. I feel from completing the preliminary process I learnt the appropriate skills in order to carry out my opening sequence. I feel it helped doing that task before as it helped me to develop my understanding of frame work and giving off the correct narrative. It also allowed me to practise the editing process and work out how the get the correct speed and transitions in. When presenting my first edit of my final product I had some positive feedback many people enjoyed the narrative of my film and the music included. Although the main criticism was that the framing could have been slightly better and less shaky. I was already aware of this but was still useful for my peers to enlighten me on their opinions. Many of them said they would have liked to view my film in the cinema.