Preliminary Task: Evaluation

For our preliminary task, we had to film and edit a scene in which someone walked down a corridor, opened a door and interacted with another character.

I feel the most successful aspects of our scene were the range of camera shots and the editing, to a certain extent. In terms of continuity, our piece flowed well for the most part, although there is an instance in which we could have done with an additional shot to show the movement of the character from the stairs to the corridor. Other issues we had were with lighting and sound, which could have been better as , and making the narrative clearer- which will be of greater importance in our next task. These views are backed up by peer assessment feedback.

Judging by this, one of the most difficult tasks when shooting the scene was ensuring that we had recorded enough shots and that the piece was continuous. Although we did plan carefully, this could have been avoided by examining the footage before we began editing to make sure we had all the shots we needed.

I have acquired many new technical skills and gained lots of additional knowledge during the course of this task, specifically in regards to editing and camerawork. For example, I now know how to put together a continuous piece of film and am aware of rules such as the 180° rule.

As a result of this, I hope that our next task can be even more successful and we can improve upon some aspects that we had issues with.

In the third shot of our piece, the character can be seen walking towards the camera with a wanted poster in the foreground. The shot is composed this way to cause a bit tension and make the audience wonder what the character has done and what will happen to him as a result.