Q7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

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I feel I have gained a lot more knowledge in how to use a camera properly. Using the camera tripod I made sure I adjusted the camera to the ‘shoe’ on the tripod. This is so the camera is stable. I always made sure I had experimented on the different types of cinematography for example a close up is to show the facial expressions and emotions. I progressed well because I learnt many types of rule in filming and I used the guidelines into my filming. Such as the rule of third, 180 degree rule which is very important. I have progressed even better from my preliminary because I have taken my criticisms from that task and made sure my final product did not have it. For example I had couple unstable shots, this meant I had to make sure it didn’t appear on my final piece. I also started to think carefully about the meaning a shot may give out. With this I carefully thought about the mise-en-scene. This is very important because this can also set a mood to an audience. Looking back carefully at my preliminary task and my new final product I can see a very big difference in my filming techniques. Many of my shots in my preliminary task were shaky and unstable. However a very good improvement has been made and there are no shaky moments in my opening sequence.

My shot types have greatly differed from my preliminary task to my final piece. It has changed to a variety use of cinematography. Comparing my over shoulder shot on my preliminary contact sheet the fourth image was very shaky compared to my high angle shot on my final piece of all the weapons laid out. The differences is that it’s not shaky at all, the camera was well held still, the panning was also improved from previous preliminary task.

I feel I have learnt many different techniques and the conventions of a thriller opening sequence. I have understood and learnt the use of titles, what the reasons are for them. I have improved in many ways such as understanding how a thriller opening sequence works, the way it draws the audience’s attention slowly.
The improvements from my preliminary task to my opening sequence has changed majorly, I have more knowledge about the film industry for example I am aware of what a film studio does the importance of a distributor, an example of one can be Spy Glass. I have also learnt how to put a music track into my piece of work, the track I put into my opening sequence is a copyright free sound form freesound.com.