The team of Courtney, Joe, and Susan worked well together to complete their preliminary task on time. Joe and Susan took on acting roles while Courtney operated the camera. They storyboarded their sequence and did practice runs to plan shots. They used a Canon HD camera, tripod, Adobe Premiere software, and LaCie drive to shoot and edit. Factors like scheduling, lighting, sound, and location were considered. While the sequence was completed early, they learned skills like camera operation, editing, and could have improved introductions and endings. Overall it was a successful learning experience.

1. EVALUATION OF PRELIM TASK:

2. Who did you work with and how
did you manage the tasks
TEAM MEMBERS: Courtney, Joe, Susan;
between you?and Susan
TIME MANAGEMENT: Main roles: Joe
where the actor and actress, Courtney was in charge
of the camera, and I undertook the editing.
TIMES & SCHEDUALS: Any time we got after school or
within school hours we was working on our prelim
task.
TIME MANAGEMENT ISSUES: We didn’t have many
issues besides trying to balance out when everyone
was free and able to work. I believe we was a very
strong team and didn’t come across as many group
issues besides balancing out timings.

3. How did you plan your sequence?
What process did you use?
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STORY BOARDS
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PRACTICAL RUNS
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The way we planned out our sequence was through the use of
story boards and practical runs.
Story boards; This was done on an A3 sheet, we wrote done the
name of the shot, angles that was going to be used and we drew
up a small picture, which was there to demonstrate how we
wanted the shot to look.
After we created our storyboards; to help our understanding of
the scene more, we undertook practical runs. What this means is
that we role played the exact scene several times; so by the end
we all knew exactly what our roles were.

4. What technology did you use to complete the
task, and how did you use it?
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CANON HD CAMERA
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TRIPOD
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ADOBE PREMIERE SOFTWARE
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LACIE
We used various types of technology which helped us create our
prelim. We all had the opportunity to use every single one;
Canon HD camera, tripod, adobe premiere software and the
LaCie drive. We used the tripod to help us keep the camera
leveled , so we attached it to the Cannon HD camera to record
each of our sequels. Once everything was recorded we
transferred it to the LaCie drive and then the clips were ready to

5. •
Factors taken into account when
planning, shooting and editing?
TIME & SCHEDUALS
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LOCATION
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TEAM MEMBERS
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LIGHTING
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SOUND CONTROL
When filming there are many factors that need to be taken
into consideration, such as; every team members schedule
and timings. Everyone needs to be available in order for the
recording to take place. We also need to make sure it’s the
right time to record, so no non-cast get in the way of the
camera etc. This also effects sound control if too many

6. How successful was your
sequence?
* Was successful as we completed it earlier than expected.
* Improvements: More editing done to the intro and ending text.
* Would have tried to not waste as much time on learning how to use
the camera and just got on with it.
I believe our sequence was successful, considering we had a short
amount of time to complete it. Also, we finished earlier than we
expected to, which allowed us extra time on the editing. However, as
with any task, improvements could have been made. We could have
made more improvements to the introduction and ending text. We
could have edited them to come in to the movie through special
effects or even added in sound effects.
If we could re-do this prelim I would work around the fact we was
still trying to get used to the camera and the tripod, this would have
allowed us to take more shots which we could have used.

7. What have you learnt from
completing the task?
* Enhanced camera work skills
* Gained skills on how to use the tripod, LaCie drive, Adobe Premium
* Enhanced film editing skills
* Learnt how to work around a given setting
Throughout this whole task I have gained and enhanced many skills. I have gained
skills on how to use a tripod and a LaCie drive. I also learnt how to use a software
that I was completely new to, known as the Adobe Premium; this software allows
you to make edits and any changes to clips of your choice. I also learnt how to work
around a given setting or location; this will be useful later on as our team members
will grasp how to use our surroundings within out scenes quicker.
As a whole group we all played an individual management role; we all had an
input and we worked as a group to accomplish this task. We all made sure we
stayed as organised as we could with time and the workload. So everyone kept to
their scripts and roles, this allowed us to get through the recording quicker; which
left us a good amount of time for the editing. If we had another shot at this prelim I
think as a group we would have wanted to edit the sequel a bit more.

8. Post production - What did you
learn about the editing process?
* Dragging scenes
* Dragging voice clips
* Cutting scenes
* Cropping the clip
* Special effects
* Adding text
Through the editing process I grasped many
new skills such as how to crop, extend and drag
the clip and the voice clips. I also learnt how to
make certain parts of the movie into slow