Preliminary Task

Final Preliminary Task.

For my Preliminary task i was in a group with Sam and Max. This is the edited final version of our preliminary task. We tried to use as much match on action as possible so the clip flows smoothly. When we were editing, we cut the sound out of all the parts apart from the dialog. In most films where there is dialog, the voices are recorded and played over the scene because the sound is better quality. As well as adding the locations at the beginning for extra effect, we made sure that we did what the task was asking, making sure we were not breaking the 180 Degree Rule. We filmed many different clips and then chose the best ones to edit and go into our final. We did not stick to the story board for the order of our scenes.

Anything i would do differently is manage the time better, so we have more time for editing because that is when the whole film is brought together. The organization was quite poor in my group but now i have learnt how important it is to plan the shots and the dates as well as times of when you are actually filming. Shot lists are vital, so you know what has and hasn't been done. Max did the filming, i did the directing and we all helped sam with the editing because that was the most difficult part, being short of time did not help this process. 

Another mistake we made was not reminding our actor to wear the same clothes so it all looks like it has been filmed in one day and as a result to this, we had to change the plot, so he had to enter the class room, looking down at his clothes in shock that they have changed and act like it was part of the plan. Overall we got the task done on time and i feel more confident about filming and editing my final film.