Preliminary Task & Evaluation.

Preliminary Task

Evaluation

For the prelim task we were to film someone walking down a corridor, opening a door and having a shot conversation with someone, we were then to edit it into a short clip. I found the filming, using the camera, easier once we knew how to use the cameras to film the scenes. I found the editing hard to understand at first but much better once I knew and got use to using the editing process.

3 things I learnt during the prelimiary task:-

How to string/edit a series of small clips into one longer clip.

How to do different camera shots and angles.

How to use a microphone (dead cat).

Three things that went well are:-

The filming of the scenes.

The editing to make continuity and match on action.

Editing- the transitions of fading from one part to another.

Three things that could of being improved are:-

The sounds of the chair being dragged across the floor could have being quieter and less sharp.

Getting the people acting not to speak until sat down- which would make it easier to edit.

Not wobble the camera when panning the room.

Ideas which the preliminary task has given for the 2-minute opening:-

Yes, the different transitions which could be used for opening at the beginning. It also gave a sense of match on action, so when filming I will know to film it in a way where continuity can be done easily through editing.