Our reflection of our Prelim Task and how we improved from that to create our Film Opening.

2. LEARNING PROCESS FROM VICTORIAN
ECHO TO COHEN.
• OVER THE COURSE OF THE PRELIMINARY TASK AND OUR FILM OPENING I FEEL THAT NOT ONLY HAVE I
LEARNT A GREAT DEAL ON HOW THE CREATION OF A FILM COMES TO BE, BUT ALSO I HAVE LEARNT A GREAT
DEAL ABOUT TEAM WORK AND MYSELF OVERALL. THESE EXPERIENCES WILL HELP ME THROUGH MY
REMAINING YEARS AT BADDOW.

3. PRELIM STORYBOARD
• IN MY PRELIM TASK, I LEARNT HOW TO STORYBOARD AT A VERY BASIC LEVEL. MAYBE AT THE TIME I DID
NOT REALISE THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING A STORYBOARD AS THE VIVIDIMAGERY WE HAVE IN OUR
HEAD OF THE IDEAS WE WANT TO PORTRAY, BUT SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO ARTICULATE THIS
TO YOUR COLLEAGUES SO TO HAVE YOUR IDEAS PUT VISUALLY ON TO PAPER HELPS YOUR GROUP
UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM. STORYBOARDS ARE ALSO FUNDAMENTAL IN ALLOWING
YOUR TEAM TO WORK EFFICIENTLY ON LOCATION WITHOUT HAVING TO THINK BACK TO WHAT SHOT THEY
PREVIOUSLY PLANNED. A STORYBOARD CLEARLY LISTS WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SHOT, WHAT TYPE OF SHOT
IT IS AND HOW LONG THE SHOT IS.

4. FILM OPENING STORYBOARD
• FOR THE FINAL FILM, I LEARNT THAT THE STORYBOARD HAS TO BE DONE METICULOUSLY IN ORDER TO
ACHIEVE THE UPMOST SUCCESS FOR YOUR FINAL. NO LONGER WAS A SCRIBBLED ILLUSTRATION AND
BASIC CAMERA TERMS ACCEPTABLE AS IT WOULD STILL BE UNCLEAR TO THE DIRECTOR WHAT PATHWAY
THEY WOULD WANT TO GO DOWN ON LOCATION. I LEARNT THAT MAYBE MAKING YOUR STORYBOARD
MORE OF A PRESENTATION WITH MORE CREATIVE, INVENTIVE WAYS AIDS IN YOUR TEAM MATES AROUND
YOU MAYBE SEEING YOUR IDEAS AS BEING INNOVATIVE.

5. PRELIM AND FILM OPENING SHOT LIST AND
SHOOTBOARD
• LIKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STORYBOARDS CREATED IN THE PRELIM AND FILM OPENING THE
CREATION OF SHOOT LISTS / BOARD'S ONLY ENHANCES YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO PRESENT THE
INFORMATION WITH MORE PRECISION AND ON A GRANDER SCALE . A SHOOT BOARD ENABLES YOU TO
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE SHOOTING AND WHEN , A TOOL WHICH IS REALLY HELPFUL IN ACHIEVING
A HIGH LEVEL OF ORGANISATION PARAMOUNT IN CREATING A SUCCESSFUL PIECE OF WORK.

6. SCRIPTS
• THE SCRIPT IN OUR OPENING WAS SHORT BUT VITAL. WE INCLUDED A VOICE OVER AND EVERYTHING
SAID NEEDED TO BE THERE FOR GREAT MEANING AND EMPHASISE THE POINT OF THE NARRATOR. WE HAD
TO TAKE ALL OF THESE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN CREATING THE SCRIPT.

7. PRODUCTION
• IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION WE HAVE LEARNT A LOT FROM THE MEDIA ROOKIES WE ONCE WERE TO NOW
BEING ABLE TO HOLD OUR OWN IN A PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT. IT HELPED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE
THE SAME CAMERA THAT WE USED IN THE PRELIMINARY SO WE WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF
THE CAMERA SO NO FUNDAMENTAL FILMING TIME WAS WASTED DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OVER THE
EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO LEARNT THE BASIC FILMING RULES REQUIRED IN ORDER TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL
FILM E.G. 180 DEGREE RULE. THE MAIN LEARNING CURB WAS PROBABLY TIME MANAGEMENT OF
PRODUCTION IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE OUR FILMS POTENTIAL WE'VE LEARNT TO COMMUNICATE
EFFECTIVELY IN ORDER FOR OUR BRAIN CHILD TO FLOURISH.

8. POST PRODUCTION
• THIS IS WHERE THE BIGGEST TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT WAS MADE FROM ALL OF US. AS A GROUP WE WOULD
ALL ADMIT THAT OUR KNOWLEDGE OF EDITORIAL SKILLS WERE VERY BASICAND WAS A MASSIVE FEAR GOING
IN TO IT THAT WE WOULDN'T GIVE OUR FILM JUSTICE BY OUR POOR EDITING SKILLS . BUT I CAN SAY THAT EACH
MEMBER OF THE GROUP IS NOW A CONFIDENT EDITOR AND HAS COME ON LEAPS AND BOUNDS IN THEIR
DEVELOPMENT, AND FOR THAT I BELIEVE IS THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MANIA PROJECT , THAT HAS
ONLY COME FROM EXTRA MAN HOURS SPENT AT THE COMPUTER PLAYING AROUND WITH THE SOFTWARE
WHICH ALSO SHOWS THE DEDICATION OF OUR TEAM . IF WE WERE TO WATCH OVER OUR PRELIMS AND THEN
OUR FILM OPENINGS THE IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE GARGANTUAN. IN THE PRELIM IT WAS VERY MUCH A
BASIC CUTTING JOB WITH BASIC TRANSITIONS BUT THE FINAL FILM HASA LOT OF SOUND AND COLOUR
EFFECTS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE AN EQUILIBRIUM.

9. “
”
“OVERALL MY EXPERIENCES WITH OLLIE,
HARRY AND DOM HAVE BEEN POSITIVE IN A
HIGH MAJORITY. WE WORKED WELL
TOGETHER AND IDEAS BOUNCED OFF. I THINK
WE WERE LET DOWN BY WORK ETHIC AT
STAGES BUT OVERALL WE CREATED A UNIQUE
AND CREDIBLE FILM OPENING.”