Evaluation Task 7 Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Preliminary Task

In my preliminary task we used several camera angles and shots but there were 3 main things that we had to include were the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot. We used the 180 degree rule when Jack and Ryan were talking. We also used a shot reverse shot when they were talking to show that they were in a conversation to show the audience that they were talking to each other. In the preliminary task I also learnt how to use a panning shot when Jack was walking through the door towards the table to talk to Ryan. We only used one angle shot during the preliminary task which was eye level.

In the preliminary task we had to check that there was nothing in the frame that wasn't related to our film but we could have also re-positioned the camera because when we watched them back again you could see the camera in the reflection of the door and it didn't look very professional.

The lighting in out preliminary task was natural light because we filmed it in the afternoon, this was also helpful because you could see the characters and their face expressions clearly. We also had to make sure the corridor was well lit so you could see the characters clearly and so it looked more realistic and professional. The clothes that the characters wore during our prliminary task were casual and stereotypical for teenagers that go to sixth form. We also only used 3 props in the preliminary task and they were 2 chairs and a table. This is because we only had to film a short amount of a conversation and we didn't need any other props because the characters didn't move from the table. Another reason is because we wanted it to look more realistic and professional. The setting we chose to use was the corridor with a door that lead outside. We chose this because we wanted the light to be natural as well as trying to make it not look like a school corridor because of the way that we framed the shots.

In our preliminary task we also made sure that the characters spoke clearly and used standard english so that the audience would understand what they were saying.

When we were editing our preliminary task we had to include the 180 degree rule  and match on action as that was what our task was. We didn't include any cross cutting, jump cuts because our task wasn't that long and we didn't need to. We only used one transition in our preliminary task and that was a fade to black at the end.

We also used one title with our name on it, we used a sans serif font because it is simple with a big font. We put the text in a white font colour with a black background to make sure that it stood out and was easy to read. We didn't use any special effects or transitions in the preliminary task as we didn't need to.

Feature Film

In our film we used more camera shots than we did in our preliminary task. We used a panning shot that followed Rhys through the classroom. We used this because it showed that Rhys was annoyed because the others blamed him for everything. We also used a low angle shot looking up at Harry when he was talking to show that he had more power and was more dominant than Rhys then a high angle shot looking down on Rhys to show he was powerless and less dominant than Harry.

We also tried to include all the actors in the frame and take out any bags, coats and chairs that were not supposed to be in the frame to make it look more professional and realistic.

Before we started filming we made sure the room was well lit where we were filming so that the characters and all the props could be seen properly. The costumes that the actors wore were also stereotypical for teenage boys as this is what they would normally where when playing football. We used several props including chairs,tables, football, knife and red food colouring for the blood. We chose to use the food colouring for the blood because it made the film look more professional and it also added to the horror theme for our film. The settings that we used for our film were local and they were easy to get to to start filming.

When we were filming we got Rellik to talk like he was angry and upset while the boys were laughing and joking. This is because they have always bullied him and he is getting fed up and annoyed at it now and so that the audience knew that Rellik was annoyed.

When we were editing our own film we included several things. These included 180 degree rule, match on action, shot reverse shot and juxtaposition. We used these because they are used in real horror films so it made ours look more realistic and professional. We also included transitions in Rellik to included effects. These transitions were fade to black, flashes and fades between different scenes. We also used the "keyer" effect on the Mac to change the colour of the scene and to emphasis the horror and thriller genre. Another effect we used was the "earthquake" effect. We chose to use this because it makes the screen shake and it might put the audience on edge when watching the film because they might be expecting something that might make them jump. 

We also included several titles within the film and these had the actors names on along with the different jobs each of us had within the group. We also had the name of the film in a title during the title sequence. We chose to use a horrory looking font when the name of our film came up. This is to tell the audience that our film was of the horror and thriller genre