Question 7- Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
The purpose of a preliminary task is to get an understanding of how to use the different shots and angles as well as getting used to using the equipment such as the HD camera and tri-pod. Our task was to, in our groups, film a conversation with the people in my group in a classroom, using different camera techniques, cinematography and editing. This was so we all had a clear understanding of what needed to included in our sequences and how to position the camera etc.
At first, I found the camera and tripod difficult to use as every time the camera shot changed, I would either have to change the position of the camera or the length of the tripod, and as it was the first time I've used a tripod, it took me a while to get the hang of it. This is another reason why a preliminary task is a good idea as when it came to filming the real production, I knew exactly how to use the equipment, not giving us any delays.
Working with the different camera shots such as a long shot and close-up, gave me an idea of what i wanted to include in my sequence and what not. For example in order for me to use a close-up shot, i positioned the camera on the tripod at the same height as the two actors and i zoomed in so all that could be seen was their faces. This is used to show the actors facial expressions to emphasise how they are feeling. Another editing shot that I used was over the shoulder which only showed one of the actors as if it was in their point of view, I used this as the P.O.V shot is conventional to a thriller.
After we had finished filming, I uploaded the sequence to the computer, this was so i could play around with the editing software 'Final Cut Pro X' to understand how it works, also watching the sequence back allowed me to see what i did right and wrong with the camera angles and techniques, for example I realised as i was filming the mid-shot, I zoomed in a bit to much which could lead to people thinking it is in fact a close-up, these errors end up being positives as i know what to improve on for filming my thriller sequence, so in that instance i should of zoomed out some more, showing a bit more of the actors bodies and not just their faces.
What I did properly when filming my sequence was that i used less diegetic dialogue (of the actors speaking) and more non-diegetic sound such as eerie music, this was essential to include throughout the sequence in order to create the 3 S's; shock,surprise and suspense. Mise-en-scene of the actors clothing was important to represent the characters personality and age, for instance the victim is a young teen, so her body was completely covered wearing appropriate clothing. I decided this as the audience need to see the victims vulnerability, if what she was wearing brought attention to herself the audience wouldn't feel as sympathetic, miss-en-scene was irrelevant in the preliminary task. This goes she show that the technology does have a big impact on the sequence as it determines how conventional your thriller can be, without the eerie music and the low-key lighting the 3 S's wouldn't occur.
At first, I found the camera and tripod difficult to use as every time the camera shot changed, I would either have to change the position of the camera or the length of the tripod, and as it was the first time I've used a tripod, it took me a while to get the hang of it. This is another reason why a preliminary task is a good idea as when it came to filming the real production, I knew exactly how to use the equipment, not giving us any delays.
Working with the different camera shots such as a long shot and close-up, gave me an idea of what i wanted to include in my sequence and what not. For example in order for me to use a close-up shot, i positioned the camera on the tripod at the same height as the two actors and i zoomed in so all that could be seen was their faces. This is used to show the actors facial expressions to emphasise how they are feeling. Another editing shot that I used was over the shoulder which only showed one of the actors as if it was in their point of view, I used this as the P.O.V shot is conventional to a thriller.
After we had finished filming, I uploaded the sequence to the computer, this was so i could play around with the editing software 'Final Cut Pro X' to understand how it works, also watching the sequence back allowed me to see what i did right and wrong with the camera angles and techniques, for example I realised as i was filming the mid-shot, I zoomed in a bit to much which could lead to people thinking it is in fact a close-up, these errors end up being positives as i know what to improve on for filming my thriller sequence, so in that instance i should of zoomed out some more, showing a bit more of the actors bodies and not just their faces.
What I did properly when filming my sequence was that i used less diegetic dialogue (of the actors speaking) and more non-diegetic sound such as eerie music, this was essential to include throughout the sequence in order to create the 3 S's; shock,surprise and suspense. Mise-en-scene of the actors clothing was important to represent the characters personality and age, for instance the victim is a young teen, so her body was completely covered wearing appropriate clothing. I decided this as the audience need to see the victims vulnerability, if what she was wearing brought attention to herself the audience wouldn't feel as sympathetic, miss-en-scene was irrelevant in the preliminary task. This goes she show that the technology does have a big impact on the sequence as it determines how conventional your thriller can be, without the eerie music and the low-key lighting the 3 S's wouldn't occur.
You have provided a minimal analysis of your preliminary task, briefly outlining what you learnt from it and why. You have not explained how you created specific camera techniques or what the actual brief was.
ReplyDeleteYou need to:
1) Explain what you were required to do for this task
2) State specifically how you created certain camera techniques - what did you do/use?
3) State difficulties encountered and how you overcame them - not just 'won't be a problem as we will be filming outside'!
4) how did this help with preparation for filming of your sequence and why
You have provided a somewhat basic analysis of your preliminary task, explaining what you were required to do and why, as well as giving one or two examples of camera techniques you used, and how you created them. You need to elaborate on more examples of camera techniques you created and explain how these were beneficial to test out before filming. Elaborate on how you overcame certain difficulties
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