The document compares the planning and production between a preliminary task and final opening film project. For the opening, the group planned more extensively including storyboarding, costume design, and scheduling. Improvements in the opening included better transitions, integrated text, varied camera techniques, and better equipment. Overall, the author felt the final opening was successful and that they learned more about filmmaking techniques and planning from the preliminary to the final project.

1. LOOKING BACK AT YOU
PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT
DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE
LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION
FROM IT TO THE FULL
PRODUCT
Evaluation

2. PLANNING
 The planning stage is one of the key differences between the preliminary
and the opening.
 With the preliminary not a lot of planning went into the idea, we discussed
that we wanted to have a gangster theme and went from there and started
filming.
 Whereas with the opening, our group had thought of some idea’s as we
were doing our research for audience, but after sitting down as a group we
discussed all the idea’s we had and it took up to a week to come to our
final decision.

3. PLANNING
For the opening the planning continued with:
 Storyboarding our idea
 Planning the character's costume
 Creating a timeline for when and where the filming and editing will take
place.

4. The Drop Off – Preliminary

5. Capture - Opening

6. IMPROVEMENTS
 The transitions used are better and allow the opening to flow better than the
preliminary. E.g. Dissolve edit and cuts
 The use of text is merged into the visual whereas in “The Drop Off” all the credits are
at the very beginning and the end.
 We used a variety of camera techniques – Over the shoulder shot, extreme close ups,
slow pans, point of view shots, ground level shot, long shots, different focuses and
match on action
 In our final piece one thing we should of added was a clear representation of the
180 degree rule.
 The equipment was also better for our final piece which made it easier to make.

7. How successful?
 Overall, I think our final thriller opening was successful also I feel that I have
improved from the preliminary task. I have learned a lot about how much work
goes into film-making from the idea to the final edit. I have learned how to use
camera techniques that I clearly did not know how to use in my preliminary, such
as soft focus.
 Our final piece was successful as we made sure that the opening conformed to
the thriller genre, by using certain music and establishing our protagonist and
antagonist within the opening.