The document discusses the improvements made from the author's preliminary editing task to their final film product. For the final product, the author improved their editing skills by learning to smoothly transition between scenes without jumps or glitches. They also learned to use a variety of shots and a tripod to create steady shots. Additionally, the author improved their sound design by adding music to engage audiences. They showed better camerawork by following conventions like the 180 degree rule to maintain clear continuity. Overall, the author demonstrated a vast improvement in skills like editing, sound, and camerawork to produce a more polished and professional final film.

1. Evaluation 7Evaluation 7
Looking back at your preliminary task (the
continuity editing task), what do you feel you have
learnt in the progression from it to full product?

2. I believe a vast amount of improvement
has been made since my preliminary task
to my final film product. In analyses to my
preliminary task and my final piece I have
picked up some ways in which this is
apparent.

3. Editing
Editing for example greatly improved from the
preliminary task in a number of ways. One being the
cutting transitions between the raw footage, in the
preliminary task the transition form scene to scene
was quite jumpy and glitch which disengaged the
audience as it did not illustrate elements of continuity
and realness. This was further reinforced by the
sound editing where sound was overlapped in
scenes. However taking all the mistakes that where
made in the preliminary I was ademate to weed
these out for my final production and as a result, I
determined myself into learning how to use the
editing software(Premier CS6) effiecntly with the right
techniques through online tutorials and as a result
my final pieces flows smoothly with no jumps or
glitches in the transition or any sound malfunction
creating a very real and continuity filled opening two
minutes.Inadttion my editing skills where so far
improved I was ale to add in SFX (CCTV effect) into
my final picace further improving my film. Overall in
my final pieces I implemented : Cutting on action,
Cutting on cross-frame movement: the reveal
shot, shot reverse shot cutting and many more
editing techniques.

4. Camera Work
From analysing my preliminary I
learned that for my final piece I would
have to use a large range of shot
variation and distances rather then just
POV, close ups and extreme close ups
which where what my preliminary
mostly consisted of.
In addition I learned that when not
using a tripod shots are very shaky
and as a result give the material an
amutar feel. This was a valuable
learning curve as for my final
production I used a tripod which
resulted in highly steady shots
providing continuity and realism to my
product giving it a professional feel.
This caused less confusion for
audiences.

5. Sound
My preliminary although included
dialogue did not include music and
as a result the audience where
disengaged within the first few
seconds. For my Final piece I
decided to do the exact opposite as I
believe the inclusion of fasted pace
music and no dialogue creates an
atmosphere of tension and action
very effectively and conveys this to
the audience better then any speech
keeping the audience interested and
engaged. This worked very well in
my final piece as the music matched
perfectly with the footage.

6. Camerawork
In addition during the filming of my
preliminary I mistakenly broke the 180
degree rule by crossing the line and as a
result my preliminary was deemed to be
confusing to watch and not to display
clear continuity. From this I learned
greatly to keep to the 180 degree rule by
all means if not for effect and as a result
of following the convention, my final
piece reflected that of a professional
blockbuster film. Keeping to the rule
helped catalyse the realness and
continuity of my film piece.

7. Conclusion
 After conducting an evaluation it is clear that there is a great
difference between the two productions and a vast
improvement. My opening displays a greater deal of editing,
professionalism, musical skills, and camera techniques,
then my previous preliminary piece. It has really improved
my directing, and film making abilities, and is a valuable
learning curve. With the experience behind me, I am
confident I can produce an even better production than this
film opening, Like I did with my preliminary .as I learned vast
amounts by making mistakes in my preliminary and weeding
them out for my final piece. To further reinforce my
preliminary also helped me test certain shots which I went
on to use in my final piece such as the match on action and
the shot reverse shot. The knowledge I gained from
conducting both productions I believe has put me in a
position where I can effectively produce professional,
realistic and continuity rich material.