The preliminary task was a short 30 second clip that we were to film in preparation for the real production. The aim of this was to be introduced to the process of filming and editing. Another aim was to find who would be suited in a role within the thriller film production. Most Importantly, the preliminary task was used to reflect on and see what we could improve on in terms of cinematography and editing for the final product.
Video of the preliminary task:
Technical filming areas I have now improved in: Within filming, I am now better at shooting from a range of angels. This was evident when a low angle close up shot was taken of the female victim as she is walking home and there is emphasis on her foot movement. This provides more analysis for the audience and allows them to understand that she is walking home alone. I wasn't really confident in taking close ups and angles in my preliminary this was mainly because we didn't understand the importance of low angle camera shots, during a conversation.
Also, I am now better at shooting film movement. A tilt shot was used to view the male antagonist as he comes into the kitchen to murder the female victim. The film shot shows more emphasis on the male antagonist as he enters the kitchen. For the audience the camera movement will create more tension and suspense as the tilt shot makes him more intimidating and superior. Again, in my preliminary, I didn't really experiment with movements. The tilt we used was more focusing on where the 2 characters were walking on rather than them.
With editing, I have improved on using sound that is useful and appropriate to the scene. For instance, we used diegetic sound of rustling and breathing when the male antagonist approaches with the knife to murder the female victim. This use of the diegetic sound will make sense to the audience for they will hear dialogue from the antagonist that will contribute to the tension that has been created. In my preliminary, the sound we used didn't make any impact in any scene apart from natural sounds you expect to hear. This was because we didn't understand the importance of the use of sound.
Also, in editing, I have Improved the use of a reaction shot. In other words, I have made the use of a reaction shot more significant in our film production. A reaction shot is used when the female wakes up from a brutal dream(of the antagonist murdering her). For the audience, this will create a sense of relief from the tension they were having. But they are truly mistaken. In the preliminary, the reaction shot wasn't really valued as it was used only during conversations. We were not expansive enough with the reaction shot, in other words in other words the reaction shot didn't add any significance.
In our preliminary task we also lacked understanding in the importance of the use of background space in film scenes this is shown in our Image.
In our thriller, we eliminated unwanted background space when we filmed a mid-shot of the make antagonist coming into the kitchen to murder the female. This showed that we improved our knowledge on the significance of background space.
PLEASE PLAY THE LINK BELOW WHICH DESCRIBES MY PROGRESSION FURTHER FROM THE PRELIMINARY TASK.
; Personal reflection:
The thriller was up to a good standard. The reason why I think it was is because it fulfilled conventions that a thriller is expected to fulfil.
Rex, a proficient understanding of your development from the preliminary to the full task. Examples are discussed and some captured which is good, although a direct comparison may have been better here as the images used do not always match your writing. You illustrate and discuss what planning steps you took after your preliminary task to ensure that the full product would be a success. Good use of ICT.
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