Presenting my answer to Question 7

1. Question 7: Looking back at
your preliminary task, what do
you feel you have learnt in the
progression to the full product?

2. Since the prelim I have a lot more knowledge about different forms of media, to then be able to present my
research using these. I also now know what a convention is and how, you can tell what genre the film is by
spotting these quite subconsciously throughout the film. As well as this I know more about certain editing
techniques, and how you can again tell what genre the film is from this. Additionally, researching similar Rom-
Coms has proved really useful and helped me to gain more of an insight into this genre. Such as looking at the
costumes, music and titles featured in similar Rom-Com films. Alongside learning about narrative hooks and how
to keep your audience interested, when we started the prelim we were using very basic editing techniques such as
match on action, shot reverse shot and 180° rule. Now in our film opening we are using much more skilled,
complex techniques for example colour correcting, continuity editing and smoother cuts.

3. As well as this I also think that the camera work looks a lot more professional in our media product, than it did in
our prelim. An example of this is the establishing shot because, in the prelim it’s just a shot of a wall, which
doesn’t come across as very enticing to an audience and it doesn’t tell them anything about what they are about to
watch. Where as the establishing shot in the media product is a wide shot of the bandstand in the park, where the
intro to our film is set. So the audience realise straight away that this could be a Rom-Com, from the shot of our
setting. Another camera technique that we have improved on is panning, as in the prelim it doesn’t flow very
smoothly and the shot isn’t framed very well. However in the media product it’s really smooth and the shots are
framed well, as the characters are always in the middle of the shot with enough head room. When we filmed for
the opening we also learnt from the prelim that we needed to film everything, as the more footage you have the
better. And it also saves you having to go out and film odd bits again. So on a personal note, I have a whole new
view on media from making this product and learning a lot of various things along the way.