Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
How did the preliminary task prepare you for the creation of your film?
What did you learn about the equipment software and from the creative
process? How did your knowledge affect your perception of the main task?
Were you excited? Uncertain? Do you feel the preliminary task was
beneficial in preparation for the short film?
The preliminary task was hold quite simple and just a clip of about 12
shots. We have of course not taken it that seriously as the main video
we had to do. We have taken about an hour and a half to make the
preliminary task, whereas the main video took about 1 month and a half.
So the preliminary task mainly prepared us in terms of using the editing
program Final Cut Pro.
Therefore in comparison to the main product we had to think of the
story, get used to the camera and learn filming. The problem there was
that of course it was our first time making a video. Therefore the
filming at the beginning was not that good and we had to refilm a lot in
terms of darkness or facial expressions. In terms of the preliminary
task we only had to film couple of scenes and cut them together, which
of course was fun, but was actually compared to the final video pretty
bad.
Our own knowledge got influence not in terms of the software, but in
terms of the individual skills in filming, acting or thinking of the
story. The good thing was that we both had actually the same ideas of
the thriller, which means we both thought of something scary and dark
murder scene. Furthermore we had to adapt the story on our possibilities
given, like we had to use the location around the school. So our own
knowledge and individual class.
I have answered the question mainly but not completely, because we
decided spontaneously that we will make a mind map on a big sheet of
paper with away of progression shown on it and the way we have
developed.