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Evolution of Filmmaking Skills

The document discusses the progression between the author's preliminary task and final opening sequence for a media project. For the preliminary task, they experimented with basic camera shots and editing in iMovie to understand the equipment and build skills. Looking back, their skills like tracking shots and zoom were unsteady. For the opening sequence, they used more advanced equipment and software like Final Cut Pro, planned lighting and locations better, and included more effects to make the shots flow smoothly and tell the story effectively. They felt their skills improved greatly from the early preliminary task to the final product.

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Evolution of Filmmaking Skills

The document discusses the progression between the author's preliminary task and final opening sequence for a media project. For the preliminary task, they experimented with basic camera shots and editing in iMovie to understand the equipment and build skills. Looking back, their skills like tracking shots and zoom were unsteady. For the opening sequence, they used more advanced equipment and software like Final Cut Pro, planned lighting and locations better, and included more effects to make the shots flow smoothly and tell the story effectively. They felt their skills improved greatly from the early preliminary task to the final product.

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Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at
your preliminary
task, what do you
feel you have learnt
in the progression

One of the first tasks we did for our media project was
a Preliminary Task. This was a short clip to help us
understand the equipment we would be using
though out the course, experiment with different
camera angels/ shots and gain simple editing skills.
Our Preliminary Task had to based on a conversation
between two people in order to try camera angels/
shots such as; Close-ups, Tracking Shot, High Angle,
Low Angle & Hand HeldZoom.
Our short scene was based on two friends, one making
a confession and the other reacting in a shocked
manner. Now looking back at our Preliminary Task at
the end of the project we see how basic our skills
were and how much they have developed in order to
create out final Opening Sequence.

Camera Shots and Angels


From watching our Preliminary Task back we
can see that our tracking shots and hand
held zoom were very shaking and
unprofessional.
We practiced the hand held zoom many times
as we wanted to include in into our final
Opening Sequence and we feel that it looks
much more effective and builds tension for
the ending of our Opening Sequence.
Preliminar
y Task
Opening
Sequenc
e

Editing skills
We edited our Preliminary Task on iMovie which
is quite a basic software and has little effects
that could be use in our final Opening
Sequence.
Also there is little continuity as the different clips
dont flow and are very jumpy.
We edited our final Opening Sequence on Final
Cut Pro which is a much more advanced
software than iMovie as there are many
different effects that can be used.
To make our Opening Sequence have more
continuity we used different effects like Cross
Dissolve and Flashback in between each
shot, this also help the story to flow and
Preliminar
unfold more effectively.
y Task

Opening
Sequenc
e

Mise en Scene and Lighting


We were very limited in many different aspects of the
filming of our Preliminary Task. Firstly, we had to film
in lesson time, this meant we had little choice of
location and little time which wouldnt help to bring
the story across.
Also the only equipment we had was a camera,
meaning that we couldnt experiment with different
lighting or multiples angles of one shot.
When filming our final Opening Sequence we dedicated
a whole day to it and had different locations to film
in.
Seeing as we had plenty of time to plan for the day of
our final filming we could think a lot about the Mise
en Scene and light. We brought many props and
costume (crime scene tap, forensic suite, alcohol
bottles, magnifying glass). Also we used disco light
for party scene to help portray
Preliminar the party
atmosphere.
y Task
Opening
Sequenc
e

Overall, we feeling that we


have come a long way since
our Preliminary Task. We also
believe that our final Opening
Sequence is very effective and
all the different aspects of
filming helped to make it
successful.

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