Evaluation question 7

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

2. Introduction Compared to my prelim video I have made some improvements to my final product. In the following evaluation I will discuss six points that highlight how I have improved from my prelim to the final production. I will talk about the following things: 180 degree rule Mise en scene Match on action Focus pull Shot reverse shot Camera work (using the tripod more carefully) 3. Lighting Lighting is very important because it gives the scene the right mood. As you can see in my prelim e used low key lighting when Lexi and Dan are sitting in the restaurant waiting for their dinner. I think it is not the right lighting because it does not create a romantic feeling for the audience. We learned from our prelim that lighting is very important because it creates the right mood. For example in our opening sequence we used dark colours to make it look evil. We also went out to film on a day when it was very cloudy outside because the light was not to bright and that made a good lighting for a thriller. It is always important to have the right lighting for the right genre. 4. Mise en scene In our preliminary task the shots were not really organised. You can see in this scene that the tripod is in the shot while Lexi is getting ready. This was one of the mistakes we made as we filmed our prelim. As opposite to our prelim we made sure that all of the unwanted items where not in the shot while we were filming our opening sequence. We learnt from our prelim that we have to organise our shots more carefully and that we had to think about them harder than we did before. Because we have done this our opening sequence looks professional and we dont had to re-film lots of shots. 5. Match on action In our prelim we used the match on action when Lexi is opening the door. We tried to improve the match on action in our final product because we learned from our prelim that this technique has be edit carefully so in the end it will look continuous. There is a big jump between the two scenes and that it is not looking continuous. But we learned from this mistake and as you can see in our final product we have created a good match on action. 6. Focus pull In our prelim we havent used the focus pull. But when I look back to my research I can see that a focus pull is a necessary convention of a thriller genre. I knew that we will need this convention because it allows the audience to concentrate just on one thing. As you can see in our opening sequence we wanted to put the focus on the girl first because she is our main character and we wanted to show that she is worried. After that we putted the focus on the man because we wanted to show the audience what the girl is worried about. 7. Camera work The last point I am talking about is camera work. As you can see in my prelim the camera is often a bit shaky. This is one thing I wanted to improve in my final product because it makes the footage more professional. To achieve this I used the tripod which helped me to made the moves more flowed and continues. Because of the shaky footage I knew that the tripod is really needed in my opening sequence because without it my production would look less professional. To make a good opening sequence I looked back at my research and found out that different angles are also very important because they create different meanings.