Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your final product?

Looking over our film and comparing it to our prelim task, we can see a number of major improvements since the film of our prelim.

One of the major issues we encountered in the preliminary task was the accidental deviance from the important 180 degree rule when filming a conversation (as shown in the screenshot below). This disoriented the meaning and made some of the sequence less understandable. 

Below is an explanation of what I meant by the 180 degree rule in cinematography.

Another issue encountered was a continuity error wear the camera tri-pod was viewable in the right side of the shot (see screenshot below). This was a mistake and can make a film look quite bad when something like this happens.

However, my team majorly improved our filming techniques from what we produced in our prelim task.

Firstly, we abolished the use of over-the-shoulder shots and went with quick-cuts. I also remembered the 180 degree rule with the angles of the shots so they were level with actual sequence and not disorientating the meaning.

Another very noticeable improvement was the editing which we took the time to tone and perfect to the best of our ability. This included the use of transitions, better use of black and white for the flash back and more meaningful cuts (see screenshot below).

Over the course of this project, I feel that I have made a number of big improvements with the way I direct a film sequence.

The main improvement was my camera shot techniques which have improved significantly as I can see where a shot will make sense from an audience’s perspective.

Another improvement would be my organisation as my group finished filming in quite a short space of time while filming more than we needed. This left us with time to tone and prefect the editing of the film.

One last noticeable improvement is my skills in editing as I now have the ability to make a dull looking shot spring to life with effects, transition and the use of sound to provide understandable meaning.
However, the only thing I can think of that still needs to be improved is our planning techniques as we filmed blind on the day for our first day of filming.