Evaluation Question 7 (Blogger)

What did I learn from the main task that I didn't learn from the preliminary task?




During the preliminary task I barely knew how to hold the camera steady for filming and didn't know how to edit, sound, images or effects, and didn't realise the effects that camera angles and continuity would have on my production. In short, my preliminary task was a crude and rushed example of what I could do with know prior knowledge or experience.
At the end of my main production, however, I knew how to use Photoshop and the majority of it's visual, sound and special effects, applying as many as I could without going over-saturating my production. To go into further detail:
There were many mistakes and production errors throughout the preliminary tasks and because I made the mistakes, I also learnt how to avoid such mistakes for my main production, For example I neglected the importance of camera angles and continuity during my preliminary task, this was not the case during my main task as careful attention was paid to how the camera angle would impact the audience's knowledge of what was happening.
As well as this, my storyboarding skills have also improved. During the preliminary task, my storyboard was little more than descriptive doodles, during my main production, however, my storyboard had detail on how the camera would act in each shot/scene and even went into some detail of what to add during editing, the majority of which was.
My planning also got better, the preliminary task's planning was done on the spot and filming the shots in chronological order. In the main production, however, the filming was done in order of location, rather than time, as to save time flitting between rooms and the locations were decided and written down beforehand as to not waste time looking.
The notes used as props in the production itself were used instead of printed messages and tape was used so I could make handwritten notes in an inconsistent, sinister font that also gave me a greater feel of creative licence.


Overall, I believe I have made vast improvements on the skills I used in the making of my preliminary task and have learnt new skills to a sufficient degree that I could apply them in future productions.