Evaluation task 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Over the course of production from my prelim task until my finished opening sequence from my thriller I feel I have leant and progressed a lot in that period.

The task we were given of making an opening scene for a thriller was a lot more daunting and complex than my prelim task. Firstly we had to come up with our own ideas and thoughts on what would work as a sequence, where as for the prelim task we were given a basic script, I felt for the thriller I need to think for myself and become more creative which I believed I did. We had to create our own storyboard which would make sense and an idea that was doable. Once we had done that we had to get the actors and plan the day of filming with props and such rather than the prelim task which was just an afternoon. I believe I have become more organised and creative during the creation of it.

When it came to the first day of film I was able to use the skills which I leant in-between the prelim and the thriller, such as tracking shots, focus pulls and using a slow motion camera. All this I was unable to do in my prelim task as I need have the skills needed to do it so there once I had leant them in lesson I could use them in good effect. In my prelim task I used mostly over the shoulder and mid shots whereas in the thriller I used more complex camera angles and used things such as close ups and side shots as while which made the thriller more interesting to watch. I also feel I have leant more about directing the actions and telling them what to do as I am more confident of this so therefore I could director my actors and communicate what I wanted them to which may a huge help. In the prelim I was quite hesitant and nervous to tell people what to do so having that experience really helped.

When it came to editing I also feel that I have improved as my prelim task I feel was slightly jumpy and didn’t flow as well as I would of hoped, so therefore I put this right in my Thriller, also I leant how to add sound in and therefore this made my thriller more interesting and I am more skilled at adjusting the sound to make it work with the scene so I am pleased with that. Also I feel I put more detail in my editing looking for precise cuts to create a more polished feel to it. Also I leant about putting after effects in which I never knew before with this I was able to put in blood and muzzle flashes to therefore make my thriller more realistic rather than fake which was a huge boost to me. Overall I feel I have improved as a media student and film maker as I have leant some key skills which I used for my thriller