Preliminary Task
In order to get on
with making our own thriller films, me and my group had to get to grips with
the equipment we were going to use to film our thriller openers. For example the
camera we were going to use to film and the tripod to help steady the camera
when filming. So to help use get use to the equipment we were told to film
a short preliminary task. Lasting for about 2 minutes, we had to film a short
piece with a specific scenario with everyone getting a chance to film to decide
who would be the best to operate the camera. We decided this would be Adam as
he has had experience using and tripods
to film. To create a good piece of film we were given advice to film similar
shots from a variety of angles so if we did make a mistake we would have other
takes to use instead that we could put into our final edit. It’s vital for us
to make a preliminary task so we are prepared for when we actually film
our thriller opener. Furthermore when it comes to finally filming the real
trailers we are able to see the progress we have made over the time we have
had.
Overall we were finally all able to use the equipment given to us but not without its difficulties. I personally found it difficult to steady the camera when filming. My arms always seemed to move slightly which resulted with shots that were either slightly blurry of the frame would suddenly move. However although we did decide Adam would be the camera operator, because i had experience we were going to use to edit we decided that it would be best if i did the editing.
Conclusion
Above all the preliminary task have given us insight on how to film our own thriller trailers when given the time to. We have been told various techniques to use to make sure we get the most out of filming time. We have done a lot of research on camera shots, angles and movements to decide what would be best in our thriller trailer and finally we have given everyone a chance to film to find out who would be best to film the thriller trailer.
well done Dwayne, some good evidence on how the preliminary task was used and benefitted your group work.
ReplyDeleteTo improve;
-discuss any other difficulties that you came across and how you overcame them
-how was this task beneficial in understanding the importance of planning in good detail?
-discuss the editing stages of the preliminary task