AS Evaluation- Question 7

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

Before filming the final sequence, my group performed a preliminary task to make ourselves aware of the different equipment we would be using in the final stages. This included the use of a camera, tripod and the actual editing software. From this, my group gained a larger insight on the equipment being used. This will make filming run smoothly and as a group, the production stage would be stress free.

The overall purpose of this task was to learn how to use the different equipment correctly. I needed to learn how to use a camera, to film frames that would be used correctly. The use of a tripod needed to be practised, as I didn't want frames such as midshots or closeups to appear shaky. After filming this, I also learned how to use Fincalm Cut Pro X. This was helpful, as editing would take less time and everybody in the group would have some knowledge on how to use it. 

The preliminary task can be viewed here

The preliminary task was extremely helpful. As well as learning how to use the the camera, tripod and editing software, I learned how to perform different angles/shots correctly which was an important skill to learn for when filming occured. This task helped me with creating my thriller as skills that I would have found difficult beforehand, had been practised. From doing this task, filming ran smoothly and quickly as we did not have to figure out how to use the equipment by ourselves. I could have easily used the equipment incorrectly when filming the final sequence if I hadn't performed this task, beforehand. Fundamentally, this task was very rewarding as each group member had an understanding of the equipment and camera angles that would be used when filming and editing the final sequence. I believe that taking part in this task helped make my overall sequence a success.