1) The author made their first attempt at creating a movie for a class assignment, though filmmaking in a foreign language was challenging. 2) Upon reviewing the video, they noticed some errors they want to improve for future projects, such as having to act in the film themselves due to lack of cast, which hindered the quality. 3) Some positive aspects were the visual effects created in Adobe After Effects, which the author spent significant time on and felt turned out reasonably well, and conveying the detached feelings of the main character through cues like language and environment.

1. Preliminary Task Evaluation
I think that my preliminary task turned out pretty well, although it was the first time I try to
make a movie, even in a foreign language. But despite my personal judgement, watching
many time my video I could find some errors that definitely will not repeat in future.
Failing to find one more actor, I had to play myself in my task and this did not help to make
it better, I am not able to act. In addition to this, I think that my friend acts very well in my
task.
I realised later that I did not put a few scenes on focus very well. This is another negative
point for my task.
Seeing my video, I think the thing made better is the visual effects, made with Adobe After
Effects. I spent a lot of time to make these effects, they went reasonably well.
I managed to convey to the viewer the sense of detachment felt by the character with the
society where he lives. The audience can understand he is a foreign student (he speaks in
Italian once, he has a Italian dictionary on the desk), he goes on the top floor of the house,
as to shelter and hide his secret. I chose the costumes of the characters well, wearing the
girl on white and the boy with casual clothes and the school bag.
After all, I think my preliminary task, to be the first time for me with a camera, went
reasonably well, thanks also to my experience with special effects.