The document discusses the author's experience making a preliminary film and subsequent final product. For the preliminary film, the author lacked planning and storyboarding skills and did not understand important concepts like framing, mise-en-scene, and editing. For the final product, the author improved their skills in planning, camerawork, mise-en-scene, editing, collaboration, and time management. Overall, the author gained valuable experience and developed many new skills in film production from the preliminary film to the final product.