Evaluation Question 7:
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
We filmed our preliminary task in October. This was the beginning of the school year, and although I had taken media studies at GCSE level, I did not have much knowledge on filmmaking and editing. I now feel confident with using editing software such as iMovie, and with filming techniques and camera shots.
Before we recorded our preliminary task, we were taught 3 things that we had to focus on. These were shot/reverse shot, the 180-degree rule, and match-on-action. I think that it was really useful to try and focus on these things in the preliminary task as it allowed us to learn how they worked before applying the techniques to our film opening. After filming and editing our video, we realised that we broke the 180-degree rule at one point in our preliminary task video, so we were especially careful about ensuring the rule was in place when filming our actual film opening.
Another aspect of filmmaking we learnt a lot about in progression from our preliminary task to our full product is editing. Ellie edited our preliminary task using iMovie, as she had access to the software on her laptop and she was familiar with it. Our preliminary task did not require complex editing, so iMovie was perfect for the job. For our film opening, we wanted to try using a more challenging software in order to get more interesting results, which is why we used Final Cut Pro. There were more effects available to us on this programme, and we were able to change the colouring of our video clips, which was really useful for creating our film opening. We used iMovie to add titles to our film opening, as Final Cut Pro did not have a wide enough range of titles for us to choose from. I now feel confident with using both programmes and would be happy to use them again!
Our preliminary task did not include any added sound effects or music, so adding music to our opening sequence was a new concept for us. We used the software Garageband, a programme I was only vaguely familiar with. After creating our film opening sequence, I felt much more knowledgeable about how Garageband works, and think that I would be able to use it again with ease.
After we had filmed and edited our preliminary task, we noticed that some of our friends were visible in the background of shots that they weren't supposed to be in. This mistake made us more aware of who can be seen in certain scenes, so when filming our opening sequence we made sure that only the people who were supposed to be on camera were visible. I think that this awareness will be useful in the future if I do any more filmmaking.
The process that lead up to us recording and editing our full media product taught us a lot about the filming and editing processes, and that it is important to pay attention to detail whilst recording and editing videos. We all learnt a lot about technology, and feel confident using programmes that we had never really used before starting this Media Studies AS Level course. Overall, I'm really glad that we did so much research (including the preliminary task) before attempting to put together our final media product, as I think that it taught us a lot, and as a result, our final product was very successful.
Before we recorded our preliminary task, we were taught 3 things that we had to focus on. These were shot/reverse shot, the 180-degree rule, and match-on-action. I think that it was really useful to try and focus on these things in the preliminary task as it allowed us to learn how they worked before applying the techniques to our film opening. After filming and editing our video, we realised that we broke the 180-degree rule at one point in our preliminary task video, so we were especially careful about ensuring the rule was in place when filming our actual film opening.
Another aspect of filmmaking we learnt a lot about in progression from our preliminary task to our full product is editing. Ellie edited our preliminary task using iMovie, as she had access to the software on her laptop and she was familiar with it. Our preliminary task did not require complex editing, so iMovie was perfect for the job. For our film opening, we wanted to try using a more challenging software in order to get more interesting results, which is why we used Final Cut Pro. There were more effects available to us on this programme, and we were able to change the colouring of our video clips, which was really useful for creating our film opening. We used iMovie to add titles to our film opening, as Final Cut Pro did not have a wide enough range of titles for us to choose from. I now feel confident with using both programmes and would be happy to use them again!
Our preliminary task did not include any added sound effects or music, so adding music to our opening sequence was a new concept for us. We used the software Garageband, a programme I was only vaguely familiar with. After creating our film opening sequence, I felt much more knowledgeable about how Garageband works, and think that I would be able to use it again with ease.
After we had filmed and edited our preliminary task, we noticed that some of our friends were visible in the background of shots that they weren't supposed to be in. This mistake made us more aware of who can be seen in certain scenes, so when filming our opening sequence we made sure that only the people who were supposed to be on camera were visible. I think that this awareness will be useful in the future if I do any more filmmaking.
The process that lead up to us recording and editing our full media product taught us a lot about the filming and editing processes, and that it is important to pay attention to detail whilst recording and editing videos. We all learnt a lot about technology, and feel confident using programmes that we had never really used before starting this Media Studies AS Level course. Overall, I'm really glad that we did so much research (including the preliminary task) before attempting to put together our final media product, as I think that it taught us a lot, and as a result, our final product was very successful.
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