1. Evaluation – Question 7
Looking back at the preliminary task, what do you feel you have
learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

2. Things you learnt in the
preliminary task
Shot reverse shot – in this we learnt to cut between two or more
people in a conversation, for example going from one person
talking and then to the other person who is then speaking back
to the first person
Match on action – in this the camera’s perspective changes
during a scene and the scene continues to flow
180 degree rule – in this we learnt to show the location of where
the film was being set without showing any of the camera or
technical equipment.

3. How did these help with your
main production?
The shot reverse shot helped us change
between people in a conversation and the
audience wouldn’t miss any part of the
dialogue from either of the people involved.
The match on action helped us with our main
production because we could then make sure
that our film clip would flow with the camera’s
perspective changing.
The 180 degree rule helped us make sure that
we were able to show where our film was
located but without showing any of the
technical equipment.

4. What was easy/hard during the
preliminary task and how did these help
your film opening?
The hardest thing in the preliminary task was the
match on action, making sure that when the door
was being opened and closed it was by the same
hand each time, and the chair was pulled out with
the same hand. The easiest thing would be the shot
reverse shot as it only took a few shots of each person
talking and then editing them together was easy.
These helped with our film opening because it was
easier the second time around as it wouldn’t matter if
we made mistakes because we knew how to fix them

5. Research and planning section
We had more of an understanding of all
the shots we could use and how to use
them to the best of our ability.
These we our first two ideas for
the main 2 minute film
opening as a group

6. Construction section
We found it easier to shoot as we were
in a group with people that we got on
with and we all helped each other, and
we split the editing up between us so
that we would all have a chance at
doing little bits
These are print screens of parts of our storyboard for
the 2 minute film opening

7. Evaluation section
In this section it was more evaluation
compared to the preliminary task but
we found it easier to write about the
things that we had done.