The document discusses what was learned during the making of a preliminary task. It describes how to attach cameras to tripods, set up tripods, import and arrange footage in Premiere Pro, and export a finished video file. It also discusses managing time effectively through after-school sessions, working well as a group by agreeing on the storyline and sharing workloads equally, how the actual filming differed from the initial storyboard, and the importance of maintaining continuity between video clips.

1. Question 1
What have you learned during the making of your preliminary task?

2. Technical Aspects
• Attaching cameras to tripods – to attach a camera to a
tripod there is a circular screw in the head of the tripod; to
remove this there is a clip, once this is open the screw is
accessible. Once you have removed the screw you will see
that there is a tapped hole, this is where the screw goes.
Tightly secure in the screw, meaning it is unable to loosen
while the camera is on the tripod. After you have fixed in the
screw place this back onto the tripod head, where you
removed it from however this time the camera will be
attached. To lock this into place close the open clip.
• Setting up tripods – unlock the leg locks and adjust them to
the length that you require them to be. Once you have
reached your required length make sure all leg locks are
closed.

3. Technical Aspects
• Premiere Pro – before you begin to use premiere pro ensure all your footage and files
are in the storage place you wish for them to be in; when you start using the
programme you are unable to move these files from their storage space as it will cause
it to be lost when you next come to work on your project.
• Using Premiere Pro – when you use premiere pro to access your files you go to file,
import and find the storage space you saved your video. Once you have found the
footage double click the file and this will open in preview, grab the video/MP3 you want
from the side and drag it to the bar across the bottom. After you have ordered all your
clips you can edit these with fades etc. This is done by going to, will have a choice of
audio and video. When you have found an effect you want to use you click and hold the
effect and drag it to the clip you are wanting to change.
• When you have finished – once you have finished your video ensure all you audio levels
are out of the red, if not go to audio and alter this as it will sound distorted. Then go to
file, export, media, to file. Once you have done this you will have to convert the video
to an AVI Widescreen, and then press Queue and play. Your file is saved.

4. Technical Aspects
File -> import
Preview
Drag and place in
the bar across the
bottom
Audio bar
Video itself

5. How to Manage Time
• I feel our time was managed reasonably well as we did
two after school sessions to ensure we had enough time
to check everything was finalised. One of the main thing
which caused us to loose time was the location we
picked. This is because we chose the medical room, this
of course meant there was numerous incidents meaning
we were unable to film. When we arranged an after
school filming session we managed to get the scenes we
had left filmed and finished the video.
• I also think that after school sessions are also more
productive as our group was focused and we managed to
get a lot of work done.

6. Group Work
• I feel our group worked well together as we all got along and we also
all agreed on the story line for the task, this meant we were able to
storyboard and start filming quickly and efficiently. We also all shared
the work load equally, no-one had to do more or felt pressured to do
more work than the others.

7. Storyboarding
• I have learnt that what you storyboard is not necessarily what you
end up with in your final product. For example, within ours we still
followed the basis of the storyboard however some of the scenes and
ideas changed when we came to filming in the medical room, due to
hurdles we had to over come, and once we were in the environment
it evoked numerous new ideas.

8. Issues Around Continuity
• I have learnt it is important to look at the
clip which follows or is before the clip you
are about to film, this is because it allows
you to notice areas you need to be aware
of while filming this clip. This is because in
one clip you see Alex closing the door, yet
in the next you see the door open. Luckily
we were able to cut this before Alex shut
the door this meant our continuity was
more or less on throughout.