The planning helped the student and Curtis in the production stages as most of their ideas from planning were used. The storyboard gave them guidance on actor and prop placement. Planning helped them gain a broader understanding of what was needed. The shot list provided guidance on camera usage. The student created the shot list and Curtis wrote the script. The student operated the camera while Curtis directed. They both came up with the idea to use certain lights. Post-production was led by Curtis for editing and the student added audio. Camerawork like close-ups and panning added intensity suited for the genre. Editing removed unusable clips to look more professional. Background music and gunshot sounds added tension and danger. Costuming

1. Preliminary task evaluation
How did planning help in the production stages?
The planning helped me in my production stages because most of the ideas that me and
Curtis had thought of were used, this meant that we could use nearly every piece of
planning due to it being extremely relevant with what we was trying to create in the actual
production stage. The main piece of planning that was used in the production was the story
board as this gave us an idea of where all the actors and props should be situated this was
very effective due to me and Curtis practically trying to bring the pictures to life. The
planning allowed me and Curtis to gain further knowledge on how to create an effective
production filmtrailer, this allowed us to think of more ideas because the planning helped
us to have a broader understanding of what we needed to do. The planning part of the film
trailer especially the shot list meant that we had an understanding of what types of ways
the camera should be used which made the production more effective.
My Contribution to planning, production and post-production?
My contribution to the planning was that I created the shot list and Curtis came up with the
script this allowed me more time to focus on what we needed and it allowed the script to be
done to the best of Curtis’ ability. The main piece of planning that was created was the shot
list this was due to this being the main bit that was going to make the production look
effective. The production was directed by Curtis, he told all the characters where to stand
and I was the camera man as I had known the shot types because I had created the shot list,
this would hopefully make it more effective. We used certain lights to make the characters
stand out we both came up with the idea of that as it was extremely conventional for what
genre of trailer we was trying to create. The post production was done mainly by Curtis as
he wanted to edit he mainly done the slow motion which made the trailer look effective and
I did a few bits cutting mainly and audio was added by me as I felt that, that was my
strongest area.
How have you made effective use of the technical elements?
Camerawork: The camerawork that was used mainly consisted of the close up, mid shot,
over the shoulder shot and panning, as these angles made the whole production stage seem
a lot more intense and this is stereotypical for the type of filmthat we was going to be
creating. The camera work mainly helped us to create an intense movie trailer due to this
being stereotypical to the genre of trailer we was trying to create.
Editing: The editing consisted of cutting pieces of the clips that we didn’t want within the
actual film, this helped it to look more effective due to it looking a lot more professional, the
main reason why it was cutted was due to it not being to a good enough standard to be

2. shown in the real thing. Another piece of editing that was use was the slow motion tool on
adobe premiere elements, this helped us to build up the tension within the filmtrailer and it
meant that it was more effective due to it being more intense.
Sound: The sound that was used were mainly background music so it made it a lot more
intense due to it adding the sense of danger to the hostages, this allowed it to look more
effective and also sound more effective to the audience. The other piece of sound that was
used in the production of the filmtrailer was the sound of a gunshot, this connoted to the
audience that the hostages were in danger and this was effective because it made the whole
situation seema lot more intense.
Mise-en-scene: The mise-en-scene that was used in the film trailer was extremely effective
in the way that the hostages were very stereotypical to the genre that we was trying to
create from the filmtrailer, also the hostage taker was wearing a suit this showed that he
had a sense of power over the hostage due to him being in more powerful clothing than the
hostages that were just wearing casual clothes. The props that were used in the production
of the film trailer was gags to show that the hostages were in danger but also it made it
intense for the audience due to them not being able to speak and they were in control of
the situation. The gun made the capturer of the hostages and the whole scene seem more
intense due to the capturer having the power which is stereotypical to the genre of trailer
that we was going to be creating.
What skills do you need to improve on before beginning your A2 production?
The skills that I will need to improve on before starting my A2 production is that I need to
start to get more used to the adobe premiere format for editing, as it is the most technical
element within the production. Also I will try to improve on the setting and lighting of my
production as it was slightly dark before or the light was too over whelming for this reason I
will take all the aspects into prospective. The final improvement that I will try to make whilst
thinking about doing the A2 production is trying to use different actors to be in the
production due to them being more stereotypical to the scene that I am trying to create, as
it will make it a lot more realistic.