1. The document discusses lessons learned from an initial preliminary film project to the final full product. Lighting, camera stability, focus, fonts, and transitions were issues in the preliminary but were improved for the final film by using techniques like filming during the day, using tripods, and choosing clearer fonts. 2. Choosing the right lighting is important to clearly see actors' faces and set the right mood. Using a tripod helps keep the camera steady and allows different shot types. Ensuring proper focus keeps the audience engaged by keeping subjects in clear view. 3. Better transitions, fonts, and editing techniques were applied to the final film, like match cuts and overlaying clips, to make it feel more

1. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in
the progression from it to the full product?
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2. Lighting was an issue throughout the entirety of the filming, not thinking
much of it we faced issues that where as little as re-filming a scene to re-
filming the whole film. After such experiences we learnt about counter
measures e.g. filming only during the day unless you have an LED light.
With the goal of creating a tense
atmosphere in mind we had filmed in a
dark room, this of course had negative
effects. The bad lighting had meant that
we were incapable of seeing the actors
faces which in turn met the audience
would find the film harder to relate to.
The perfect amount of exposure of the
light means that the entire scene can be
shown clearly. This reinforces the idea of
the ‘friends scene’ being happy and
bright, something only light can bring
about.

3. In order for the film to appear professional and for any of the scenes to have an
impact on the audience it is of great importance that the shooting be perfect, more
specifically the camera must not be unsteady and be still at all times.
Without a tripod it is clear that the filming
was unsteady, what would be a tense
scene was disrupted by the cameras
shakiness and had resulted in it losing all
tension. Furthermore, the tripods absence
limits the types of shot we could perform
Now with the tripod the difference can
clearly be shown, there isn’t the slightest
hint in the camera being shaky enabling
the audience to focus solely on the film.
Furthermore, with the tripod we were
capable of doing a tilt shot, a tricky yet
effect shot which without the tripod
would be increasingly hard to perform to a
high standard.

4. Much like the steadiness of the camera, in order to maximise the potential of a scene
the shot must be perfect; the focus of a shot is part of this criteria. Due to our lack of
knowledge in using the camera, the preliminary had turned out unappealing but in the
case of the final film after we had learnt from the film, there wasn’t a single case
where the camera was out of focus.
The camera being out of focus causes
several problems in the preliminary, in the
case of this clip it is increasingly hard to see
the actors face. The face of the character
being blurred creates an enigma, an
undesired effect as we intended to have
him appear as a more serious character.
This clip is a prime example of the kind of
focus included in the final film. His face is
shown perfectly and now the audience can
continue enjoying the film without having to
face unfocused scenes.

5. It never occurred to the group the importance of fonts, having used Arial in the
opening we hadn’t thought much of it. We learnt however that we could
retrieve a font from a website and import it into the programme. We viewed a
website called dafont.com which had a number of different fonts to choose
from so that I could pick and choose which best suited our film.
In regards to the fonts in our preliminary,
the first problem visible is the choice of
colour; the font is white on a light
background making it harder for the
audience to read. Secondly, the font
doesn’t match our genre, Arial is
incapable of representing our intended
tension.
The font of our final film however
flawlessly divulges the intended tension
required of our genre. Furthermore, by
placing the white font on a black
background we had managed to make it
as clear to the audience as possible

6. The transitioning skills used in the final
film are responsible for making the film
appear natural. There isn’t any laps in the
film and the switch in shots is logical so
the audience will have no problems
quickly processing what had happened.
There is a slight mistake in the
transitioning in regards to the preliminary,
where he should still be seen as moving
even tough we are switching shots, he is
shown standing still first then moving, this
creates an unnatural effect and displays a
level of unprofessionalism.

7. After having used pinnacle several times and after having watched an
incredible amount of movies with relation to our genre, we picked up several
techniques which where capable of binging our movie to the next level.
Here we learnt how to use the match on action
technique in order to create continuity and also
reinforce the idea that these guys are normal
people playing cards, so that when we reveal
they aren’t the audience is even more surprised.
After having mastered Pinnacle, we where
then capable of using higher class editing
techniques such as earthquake, placing
several clips on top of each other all in
order to maximise the scenes potential in
creating mass amounts of tension.