1. QUESTION 7:
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you
feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the
full product?

2. P R E L I M I N A RY TA S K A N D T H I N G S
T H AT I H AV E L E A R N T
The preliminary task we did was very straightforward and easy to do because each of us in our
group has to have a go at filming, acting and editing. As a result of that, I have learnt that I was not
good at panning the camera as it was quite rough, how to edit small clips into a whole clip, shot
reverse shot, match on action and 180 degree rule. While I was filming. I took a long shot of a
person walking down the corridor as a starter. Then used a close up shot to show the match on
action rule and to see which hand he was using. When both of them were having a conversation, I
used a shot reverse shot when the other person was sat in a chair opposite to the other person. By
doing this, it should show the continuity task that we were asked to do. After filming it, I edited the
short clips that I filmed and put it all together in a large video by using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. I
make sure that the timing between a person walking down the corridor and opening the door
should match.

3. H OW D I D I T H E L P W I T H M Y M A I N
P RO D U C T I O N
The preliminary task helped me by using the same software for
editing the clips we took into a whole video and add some transitions
to make the clips flow smoothly with each other. I have learnt
different shot types, angles and techniques which we used on our
media product to make our film opening look interesting. And also I
know what to look out for like using the microphone, we have to
make sure that it isn’t included in the video.

4. D U R I N G O U R P R E L I M I N A RY TA S K
The things that I found easy was most of the filming process apart from
panning it quickly and editing the clips by putting them all together and added
some transitions. And while I was acting, I did not laugh which is good for me
because the roles are not supposed to be funny. I did not get the microphone in
the video which one of our group got included on her video. The only thing I
know that I have to improve on is to pan it slowly and smoothly.

5. H OW E X P E R I E N C E S I N F L U E N C E / H E L P
OUR FILM OPENING
We did not do much sound editing during our preliminary task so when we
adjusted the sound like normalising it was a new skill for me but when added
some effects or transitions to the sounds so it fits in was quite a hard for me at the
start but I have picked up now. As a whole group learnt, I have learnt about the
communication between us all was good because when we had problems and
needs to think of new ideas for our film, we came up with it and helping each
other out. We discuss and decide things as a group instead of doing separate
things.