Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Preliminary Brief: Film and edit a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character. A couple lines of dialogue must then be exchanged between characters & match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule should be demonstrated
Main task: The titles and opening sequence of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes (all video and audio material must be original, produced by candidates and, with the exception of music or audio effects from a copy-right free source)
Pre-Production:-
By constructing a preliminary media product before proceeding to the main task helped greatly. I was able to develop the required skills in order to produce my full product. The brief was to film a character opening a door, crossing the room and sitting down in a chair. It was vital that we also kept 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot as our main priority. To begin with, we researched on these three key features which allowed us to move onto the pre production section of the task. The pre- production consists of planning the product which required organisation and research skills. These skills were developed as I progressed onto the opening sequence, making the transition from preliminary and main task easier because I knew what was expected in planning.
The pre production included a:
· Treatment
· Script
· Storyboard
· Location recce
· Shooting schedule
· Casting
For the preliminary task the planning aspect was much simpler in comparison to the main task. The planning process for the preliminary task was not given much thought. Later this was a problem as our group were unprepared when it came to actual production. However we learnt from our mistakes and produced an in depth detailed analysis and research when we moved onto the main task. This benefited me in particular because I was able to understand that planning is key in order to produce an opening sequence. In the planning section, we began with the treatment and it outlined the basic narrative of what would happen in our prelim task. The location recce proved to be beneficial for both the preliminary and main task. We were able to note possible problems that may occur on the day of production such as lighting and sound. The first storyboard we made didn’t have much of a variety of camera shots/angles. We made a number of drafts before selecting a final one which had a selection of over the shoulder shots, close ups, long shots.
Production
The production process was the chance to become familiar with the hardware such as the camera and tripod. As I was now familiar with the technologies it helped greatly in the main task as I knew how to handle equipment. On the day of production, we decided to shoot according to our shooting schedule, allowing us to have time if we needed to re-shoot any other scenes. No major problems occurred in the production process and seemed to run smoothly and efficiently. In the preliminary task, I took on the role of continuity meaning I was focused on the key features that are in the brief such as the 180 degree role, shot reverse shot and match on action. I was allocated this role on the main task also, so for me it was easy to adapt as I had already experienced this role previously.
Overall what I learn was:
- Planning and research are vital when producing an opening sequence. If you fail to plan or research when you get to the production stage you wont really know what’s going on
- I noted the importance of time management and hitting the deadlines that have been imposed. If we had gone over time we wouldn’t of been given another chance to shoot the preliminary task
- I learnt how to handle camera and tripod equipment
- Shoot many takes so you have a variety when you come to editing
- Understood the match on action, 180 degree rules and shot reverse shot. These rules should be applied in our opening sequence
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