The document reflects on what was learned from an initial preliminary task to the final product of a thriller film. It discusses mistakes made early on with camera angles and editing, but also how research into filming techniques and tools like Adobe Premiere helped improve the final product. Planning with storyboards and schedules was useful to an extent, but filming required adaptations from the plans. Managing time and crew became more challenging when filming extended across multiple days and locations.

1. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from the
first task to the final product?
Preliminary task
During my preliminary task I made quite a few mistakes, for example no sticking to the 180 degree
rule and having to re-film a bit of it. Although, I learnt a lot from the preliminary task such as camera
angels and when and how to use them, I also learnt the basics of editing like cutting and grouping.
Furthermore, it gave me an insight into working as a group and cooperating with other people,
because of this, I had teamwork skills which benefited me and my group.
Research
After the preliminary task I researched adobe premiere, the software we used for the Thriller. I
learnt a lot about sound and colour editing techniques and was able to apply them to my thriller
where needed
Filming Techniques
The 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot were not needed for my thriller as there were no
conversations or interactions between two people, therefore we did not use them. However, we did
use match on action during the end scene when the girl walks into the garage and sees the other
girls on the floor.
Story board and schedules
The story board was helpful to set out what we were going to film and to make sure that everyone in
the group had the same mindset for shooting. However, when it came to actually filming, we felt we
did not need a storyboard as we discussed what we needed to do during filming. In the same way,
the schedules were helpful for us to inform our actors about times, but we found it hard to stick
exactly to the schedule and ended up in filming on another day. Therefore, we should have tried
harder to stick to the schedules that we discussed
Changes
During filming we came across a few difficulties with certain shots. Therefore, we had to make
decisions on how we would acclimatise to what was needed. This happened with our first shot and it
is how we came across using the 360 degree shot in the way that we did. When it came to the last
scene, we wanted to shock and excite the audience. By doing so, the audience would be more on
edge and want to keep watching. Because of this decision, we positioned in all areas of the garage to
portray the severity of the situation.
Time
During the day of filming, we did not stick to our schedule and because of this we had to film over 2
days, unlike our plan suggested. This meant that we required our actors to return the second day
and this took up a lot of their valuable time. We will strive to prevent this happening again, and
organise our time in a more realistic way.

2. Managing Crew
Our actors were extremely cooperative and easy to manage so out shots went very smoothly. We
shot from all angels because we wanted to experiment and see which would look more appealing
and effective. Luckily, our location was at a house, so organisation was easy and consent was not
needed. The forest scenes were a bit harder because actors and equipment were needed at
different locations. Despite this, organisation and time was done efficiently and well.