Question 7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Here is our preliminary task:
Firstly, from watching our preliminary task, the first thing that stands out to me is the image quality, more so, the lack of it. Looking at this video and then looking at our final media product you can see a vast difference in image quality. The preliminary tasks image quality is very poor, the video has a great lack of detail in the picture and the overall video looks blurry and slightly distorted. However looking at our final media product you can see that the image quality is much better then that of the preliminary task, as the image is much clearer and crisper with much less degradation in detail and crispness. The camera we used to film the preliminary task was an old and outdated JVC camera which was standard definition, this camera was the cause for the poor quality of the video. However for our final media product we used a new JVC camera which our school recently ordered in. These camera's are HD (high definition) meaning that the image quality is much better than that of the old camera we used for the preliminary task. The difference between the two videos show the difference in the image quality of the two camera. From this process we learned that the camera used for filming is extremely important and that being a high definition camera is crucial to creating a professional film.
The second thing i feel that i have learnt from looking back at our preliminary task is lighting. From looking back at our preliminary task you can see that some of the scenes were ruined by the lighting, most notably the scene where Luke and Aimee's character are seated at the desk talking. The natural light coming from the windows causes the scene from the camera's angle to be very dark, loosing detail which is crucial to tell what facial expressions the characters are making, causing the audience to miss out on potentially crucial information. Also, from the scene where Aimee's character walks from the corridor which is well lit by unnatural light, she then walks into this poorly lit room with unnatural light, showing inconsistency. From looking at the preliminary task compared to our final media product you can see that all the scenes in our final product are all very well lit when needed and darkly lit for the scary scenes. This makes for a much more professional looking film and a better viewing experience for the audience. From this process we have learned that lighting plays a very important part in creating a professional and entertaining film.
The third thing i feel that i have learnt from looking back at our preliminary task is editing. From looking at our preliminary task you can see that the editing is not the most professional it could be. We can see this by the way the different camera angles and shots are not well put together, for instance when Aimee's character walks through the door, it looks like two completely different shots were merged together, ruining the feeling of continuity. There is also a long pause where Aimee's character sits in front of Luke's character, this could have been cut down a lot to reduce the awkward feel of the scene. From now looking at our final media product, you can see that our editing skills have vastly improved, with better camera angles, editing and cutting, all to create a much better product and a much more polished film, entertaining the audience more.
Another thing we have learnt from looking back at our preliminary task is the improvement of the use of sound. In our preliminary task there was a severe lack of any non diegetic sound and hardly any diegetic sounds. This lead to quite a boring film with no tension building or any sense of atmosphere. However, in our final media product we used a non diegetic soundtrack throughout the opening to create an atmospheric scene and to also help build tension. This was very effective as it created these two emotions for the audience very well, unlike the preliminary task. Therefore we have learnt and progressed with sound.
Here is our preliminary task:
Firstly, from watching our preliminary task, the first thing that stands out to me is the image quality, more so, the lack of it. Looking at this video and then looking at our final media product you can see a vast difference in image quality. The preliminary tasks image quality is very poor, the video has a great lack of detail in the picture and the overall video looks blurry and slightly distorted. However looking at our final media product you can see that the image quality is much better then that of the preliminary task, as the image is much clearer and crisper with much less degradation in detail and crispness. The camera we used to film the preliminary task was an old and outdated JVC camera which was standard definition, this camera was the cause for the poor quality of the video. However for our final media product we used a new JVC camera which our school recently ordered in. These camera's are HD (high definition) meaning that the image quality is much better than that of the old camera we used for the preliminary task. The difference between the two videos show the difference in the image quality of the two camera. From this process we learned that the camera used for filming is extremely important and that being a high definition camera is crucial to creating a professional film.
The second thing i feel that i have learnt from looking back at our preliminary task is lighting. From looking back at our preliminary task you can see that some of the scenes were ruined by the lighting, most notably the scene where Luke and Aimee's character are seated at the desk talking. The natural light coming from the windows causes the scene from the camera's angle to be very dark, loosing detail which is crucial to tell what facial expressions the characters are making, causing the audience to miss out on potentially crucial information. Also, from the scene where Aimee's character walks from the corridor which is well lit by unnatural light, she then walks into this poorly lit room with unnatural light, showing inconsistency. From looking at the preliminary task compared to our final media product you can see that all the scenes in our final product are all very well lit when needed and darkly lit for the scary scenes. This makes for a much more professional looking film and a better viewing experience for the audience. From this process we have learned that lighting plays a very important part in creating a professional and entertaining film.
The third thing i feel that i have learnt from looking back at our preliminary task is editing. From looking at our preliminary task you can see that the editing is not the most professional it could be. We can see this by the way the different camera angles and shots are not well put together, for instance when Aimee's character walks through the door, it looks like two completely different shots were merged together, ruining the feeling of continuity. There is also a long pause where Aimee's character sits in front of Luke's character, this could have been cut down a lot to reduce the awkward feel of the scene. From now looking at our final media product, you can see that our editing skills have vastly improved, with better camera angles, editing and cutting, all to create a much better product and a much more polished film, entertaining the audience more.
Another thing we have learnt from looking back at our preliminary task is the improvement of the use of sound. In our preliminary task there was a severe lack of any non diegetic sound and hardly any diegetic sounds. This lead to quite a boring film with no tension building or any sense of atmosphere. However, in our final media product we used a non diegetic soundtrack throughout the opening to create an atmospheric scene and to also help build tension. This was very effective as it created these two emotions for the audience very well, unlike the preliminary task. Therefore we have learnt and progressed with sound.
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