Sunday 8 February 2009

Preliminary task analysis

All in all, our preliminary task went pretty well. We took a variety of shots and considered rules such as the 180 degree rule. There are a few parts where we've cut it slightly too early and it sounds like;
Jack, "Do it"
Nicole, "When"
Jack, "Tomorrow"
Nicole, "'Morrows not good enough!"

when it should say;
Jack, "I'll do it."
Nicole, "When?"
Jack, "Tomorrow"
Nicole, "Tomorrows not good enough!"

I also think we could have probably found a better location than Bryony's back garden where there are lots of toys, washing lines etc. which don't really suit the task.

In our task the technologies we used were:
Video camera - to film it. We didn't need the microphone as the sound seemed ok.
Adobe Premier - to edit it. In our editing, we took out a lot of the outtakes and errors, and put in the title.
Lighting - the natural sunlight was all we needed for outdoor takes - and a normal house light fitting for indoor shots.

We used the 180 degree rule in the conversation between me and Nicole. Along with the shot / reverse shot.
I don't think we used the match on action technique; we had a lot of shots coming from different angles as the film went on, but not showing the same action from different angles.

The preliminary task was a success overall. It matched the brief, and looks vaguely professional.

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