Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task Evaluation

To demonstrate continuity well, we made sure when editing that it looked as if we filmed each clip all at the same time. To do this we had to make sure that every time we filmed a section of the piece, our actors had to remain in the same postition as well as any props. When we were editing and we put a few clips together to see how it would look, we noticed that the when the camera went from Jo to Georgie, Rosie wasnt in the shot but when the camera focused on Jo again Rosie was in the shot. An example of continuity in our piece is when Jo walked in and it showed her walking through the door and then you hear the door shut when it shows her walking to her seat.

We set up our camera's so that we had the 180 degree rule and our camera never broke this rule, this is to show the audience where the actors are so they dont get confused. We also used shot reverse shot between the conversation to show when Georgie was talking and when Jo was talking. These techniques were helpful when editing because it was easier and more effective to use and watch this shot rather than a wide shot.

We worked in a group of 7 and all took it in turns to film and edit. I think we worked well together as we all got along and contributed to complete our piece. We shared ideas and decided the song and transitions in our piece. I would work with them again because everyone came up with good ideas and achieved all of these ideas.

I think if we were to film this piece again, we would have to make sure our camera wasn't shaky and that we chose a different setting that fitted better with our bar scene. I think we could of used a few more actors to portray the crowded bar and we could of put a close up in our piece. We also had our object in a carrier bag which was noisy and this affected how you can hear Jo's lines.

I think we planned our video well beacuase it all worked out but we could of re-thought a few of our camera shots and our object. Our object was a saw and this was a bit random and we could of zoomed in our the object to highlight its importance. We didnt know how to steady the camera so our footage wasnt shaky which is something we could of practiced before-hand.

We tried to use lots of transitions in our piece to make it more interesting. There were mainly fade in and fade outs for the opening and end creditd. We also used fade effects when the camera shot reverse shot's between Georgie and Jo.

When we started this peicem we edited our films in Adobe Premier which he hadnt used before and we knew very little about. After we experimented with it and tested all the controls, we got a basic idea of how to use it and how to use effects like fading in credits or a song.

I think i have learnt a lot from the technologies used in media after using the cameras and the software. I didnt know how to use the software until we experimented with it.