Evaluation - Question 8 Looking back at your preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product

The preliminary task involved a master shot and a shot reverse shot while also having to adhere to the 180 degree rule. Since that time we have learnt how to use numerous different angles like the extreme close ups in the first scene and the point of view shots. We made a lot of use of camera movement especially in the recording of Ashley’s movements down the stairs. We learnt more about pacing our shots, for example we decided to spend a fair amount of time shooting her in the act of crying. It was imperative for us to learn how to direct our actors into accomplishing the desired affects we most wanted to achieve which was an easy enough task as we were collaborating with our school peers. The preliminary task did not have the same intricate planning as the opening sequence meaning that we did not make much use of staging or integrated much sound. There was also more emphasis on Mise-en-scene in the opening sequence with our costume designs for specific characters. Props was also discussed and agreed upon with more care as each element was moving towards creating this fictional world of our characters. Though we made use of studio lights in the preliminary as they were at our disposable and in the opening sequence we decided to go with a naturalistic style. It is evident within our opening sequence that we made certain editing decisions that we would have been unable to accomplish in our preliminary, for example we made use of the cross cutting technique that helps to tell the story of our flashbacks. The preliminary task was more about capturing the action of our movements and being able to edit those actions into a comprehensible moving image while the final piece had the intent of telling a story and capturing the emotional response of each character, taking a more in depth look to the portrayed images on screen. Sound I believe is the one element we played around with most as we had diegetic and non-diegetic music, we played with the levels of volume, getting them to fade in and out with each cut.