analysis of Preliminary Task

FILMING

Before filming we discussed a basic plot for the task. Laura and I volunteered to be the main actresses, and Libby acted as the "follower". Sabrina and Sam shot the piece.

We took each shot a couple of times, which we knew would help when it came to editing as there will be a range of shots to choose from. Shooting went smoothly, but i felt we could have built on communication and interaction between us so that it was filmed more efficiently. Regardless, we were the first group to finish filming showing that we had worked well.

EDITING

When it came to editing we had to split into two groups. Laura, Libby and I edited separately to Sam and Sabrina.

Our group also had help from Beth, who was more educated in the software as she had used it in GCSE media studies.We uploaded the footage onto the software and firstly watched it all the way through to see what needed to be done in the edit. We found the programme difficult to start with, trying to cut out big chunks of footage etc, and panicked when we thought we had lost half the film! after a while we got the hang of it and we all had a go at tweeking our piece.

After about an hour we had cut out everything we need to, however from clip to clip it was very sudden and not smooth, making the video look very unprofessional. We added transitions, such as fades, inbetween shots to make

the video run smoothly. We also added slow motion to the close up and when i turn to look behind me. This, i thought gave us the much needed practice on the software for when we edit our thrillers, and it works very effectively.

We then added a sound track. We had to lower the sound of the video to cut out the background noise. We stopped the music at the conversation so that it was clear what was going on within the video.

Overall i think the task went well considering our inexperience. We successfully learnt about the 180 degree rule, and know to apply this into our thriller, as it is very important to remember. Our video didn't work out as well edited as i was expecting but we put a lot of hard work into achieving what we did, and in the future, with a bit more practice, we will be able to edit very smoothly.