Evaluation of Preliminary task

1. Q2: AREAS OF SUCCESS
 What have you done well?
I feel like I have been very flexible, as I committed my time
after school to finish filming. I contributed to the making of the
storyboard, eg what shots to put in, which order the task was
going to be shot in. I feel like I also helped towards choosing
the right music, which fits in to the plot behind the task.
 Finished version
Over all I would say the finished version was an overall success.
Through editing the shots fit together and flow, although there
was one issue with continuity.
I changed my
shoes during the
production.
Hopefully not
many people
noticed, oops.

2. Q2 CONTINUED
 Planning stage
I thought the planning stage was quite useful, we were able to access the
camera’s according to when we needed to film. Although we didn’t book
out the camera’s I’m sure we will need to for the main task. Also the
storyboard helped us to visualise our idea’s, although we didn’t
necessarily stick to all of them.
 Time management
Our time management was good as we met the deadline for the task. We
didn’t have time to film all our shots in lesson, as 50 minutes isn’t enough
time to get 40 shots each time. Therefore we all had to compromise and
stay behind after school to complete it. Also when editing, we often
stayed in the media room at lunch to edit.
 Group dynamic
I think us 3 worked well as group, we stuck to our allocated roles and
didn’t argue about anything. I would like to work with Courtney and
Niamh again for the main task, as us our preliminary task has turned out
okay.

3. Q2 CONTINUED
Effective shots
I think we used a variety of different shots in our preliminary task, here
are some examples of the shots we used.
For the opening, we used a long shot to set the scene. The viewer can sense
tension from this shot, as it looks like I’m following Courtney which I am. The
shot shows distance between me and Courtney, which symbolises how we
don’t know each over.
Furthermore for the shot on the left
we used a low angle shot. We thought the low
shot of the shoe would look quite effective.

4. Q2 CONTINUED
Effective shots continued
Lastly when Courtney is running up the stairs, to show suspicion we
used to a high angle shot; this is to show that something’s watching
her. To achieve this angle we put the camera on the tripod and
balanced it on the window ledge. (No camera’s were damaged during
this process.