When planning our preliminary task we used a simple story board and simple ideas were put across in basic group discussion. We didn't take any inspiration from certain thriller films or take any practise shots to see how they would look on the camera and we did no audience research to see what people who enjoyed watching thriller film look for in the genre.
We took the lack of planning in our preliminary as a positive when moving onto our final task as we knew that the more detail the plan is, the higher the quality of the finished piece. For our main film we started with a questionairre on 'SurveyMonkey' to get feedback from audience members of what they expected from thriller films. we then progressed to interview potential audience members of our piece who also told us what they enjoyed about thriller films and why it was their favourite film genre. This therefore gave us ideas to appeal to our audience in the things that they enjoy which came off as a positive as the people we interviewed enjoyed our final film. We made a story board in more detail and also took location shots and revised certain shots such as the 'Dutch tilt' to imply tension and unreality in our piece.
Our progression in practical work is evident and as our knowledge grew around the genre, so did the quality of our work. For example in our preliminary there was no establishing shot. It started with a two shot which may have created confusion of what was happening to the audience rather than mystery which is what we intended. With the main task we started with a clear establishing shot which was then followed by numerous establishing shots in long and short form that helped to show the surroundings and ease the audience into the film. In our prelim we did not include any music. This therefore made it not only difficult for the audience to distinguish the mood of our piece. The use of music would have also eliminated unwanted diagetic sound in the background. This is something we identified after finishing our prelim and would ensure that suitable music would be in our main task to stop this happening again.
Our confidence using the equipment and software was low as we had had no prior experience and therefore our knowledge was limited. when we began filming our main task we felt more confident using the equipment and were able to do so at a higher standard. it became alot easier as we progressed throughout the course to project our ideas from our head to the film and therefore increased the end happiness we had. We used various editing techniques such as key framing and video transactions and filters. Our editing skill in the prelim was weak as we were not familiar how to use it. we took the knowledge gained from our prelim and orchestrated it within our main task therefore improving the quality and our knowledge.
we have been successful in the sense that our final task has turned out to a high standard. We were able to work as a team and help use individuals ideas into the final piece to ensure group respect. we developed our knowledge of the genre, software and equipment and overall have put ourselves in a good position for A2.
Our confidence using the equipment and software was low as we had had no prior experience and therefore our knowledge was limited. when we began filming our main task we felt more confident using the equipment and were able to do so at a higher standard. it became alot easier as we progressed throughout the course to project our ideas from our head to the film and therefore increased the end happiness we had. We used various editing techniques such as key framing and video transactions and filters. Our editing skill in the prelim was weak as we were not familiar how to use it. we took the knowledge gained from our prelim and orchestrated it within our main task therefore improving the quality and our knowledge.
we have been successful in the sense that our final task has turned out to a high standard. We were able to work as a team and help use individuals ideas into the final piece to ensure group respect. we developed our knowledge of the genre, software and equipment and overall have put ourselves in a good position for A2.
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