Preliminary exercise evaluation

In this preliminary task we had to work in groups to produce a 30 second duration clip. We had to follow specific filming rules such as the 180 degree rule as well as match on action and shot/reverse shots.  Due to this being a preliminary task, mistakes were acceptable so we could learn from learn from them when filming the real thing. My group included me Harmony and Samsam, we all worked well together as me and harmony were acting and Samsam was filming most of the clip. The video had Harmony walking up the school stairs, opening the corridor and walking in to a classroom. The next scene was of me sitting on a desk on the phone, Harmony came and sat in the desk, we exchanged dialogue with over the shoulder shots. The storyline was that Harmony was having issues with me and she was pressurised to have a dodgy job done for me. The preliminary task was called footsteps.

WWW:

The things that well for our group was that we got the task done on time, even though we didn’t finish editing at the apple store and had to finish this on school computers. There was good use of match on action when Harmony opened and closed the door. The clip met the brief as it showed the character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting on a chair opposite another character and then exchanging two lines of dialogue. The brightness throughout the clip was consistent as everything was visible, not to light or not too dark. Another thing that went well for our group is that our narrative was good and clear to the audience.

EBI:

We had to progress the sound next time when filming and to accurately follow the 180-degree rule when filming next time in the future as it wasn’t the best it could be. The audio sounded indistinct sometimes because we were facing some technical issues with the microphone. Now that we have completed the preliminary exercise my group is more self-assured with using the equipment. Also, some shots lost focus because of the timing and in order to prevent this from happening in the future it's best to press the record button then have the action taking place just a few seconds after in order to avoid losing focus. In addition, more footage was needed in order let the editing run smoothly and not let the action feel rushed. Some shots were repeated and cut out – this was done because more footage was needed to meet the brief. Moreover, a shot/reverse shot was needed and had to be filmed efficiently to make the clip feel realistic. We slightly attempted to use a shot/reverse shot but repeated the same shots because more footage was needed. I also think that an effective sound bridge could have been used to match the high school theme. Also we had to reshoot and finish off editing in school as we didn’t get it all done in the Apple store.