Preliminary Task - Analysis

Our preliminary task showed us we had three elements to filming - planning, filming and editing. We believe we did this very well, and came up with a finished product we are proud of.

We created a basic storyboard for our task, which can be found on my previous blog post. We planned some script starters, and allowed the actors to 'ad-lib' the rest of the conversation, to make it seem more natural. This way, we were able to create something that was a lot less formal, and how we wanted it.

As explained before, we had some problems before shooting, so Naomi and I arranged the storyboard AROUND the actors, rather than the actors around the storyboard. Doing this, we created a better atmosphere whcih allowed us to move around the conversation when filming, and stopped us breaking it up and adding some tension.

The idea of the preliminary task was to display the knowledge and understanding of the three continuity principals which we had learned in the planning process of the course. We didn't manage to keep it continual throughout the filming, so we used the editing software to correct this.

By flipping some of the 'over-the-shoulder' shots, we kept both the 180° Rule, and Shot-Reverse Shot. Match on Action was displayed in the man walking through the door.

In conclusion, we believe we can use the three rules we have displayed in our main task, and we plan to take on board what we have leanred, and try and make sure the difficulties we faced are overcome for the next task.