Evalution - Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full task?
My preliminary task was to film and produce a short sequence of a conversation. I got given a few shots that i had to include; such as an over the shoulder shot and panning shot.
The purpose of producing a preliminary task is to get to grips with the tripod and camera and the features on it such as zooming in and out and watching back film. Also this meant when I began to film my thriller sequence any problems I may have encountered I should have seen in the preliminary task and know how to overcome them. Furthermore, I had never used a tripod before so it was useful to see how to achieve different shots and angles such as a high angled shot. Also I learnt how far or close I needed to be from the sequence subject to fit it all in frame. 

I learnt quite a few things while filming my preliminary task. For example; I learned that a lot of room is needed on set to achieve shots such as a long shot/panning so that everything desired can be fit in the frame. However, I over come this by deeply considering the location of my thriller before filming; ensuring there would be enough room to film. I also learned that sounds are picked up easily on the camera, therefore everybody on set had to be quite so that they was not recorded on the camera. One of the most important things that my preliminary task has taught me is that actors should not look into the camera lens as it looks unrealistic. So before filming my thriller I told all of my actors not to look into the camera. I learnt how to do an over the shoulder shot well, to do this i had to place the camera behind an actor and focus on something in front of the actor.

I acquired many skills while doing my preliminary task. Firstly, it showed me how to set up my tripod stand and attach the camera securely. This saved time when it came to filming my thriller sequence as I didn't have to mess around setting up the camera.  Additionally, I have learnt that to fit everything desired in frame the tripod has to have quite a bit of room. Therefore when i was filming my thriller i had fitted my tripod well so that i achieved my desired shots.