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Looking back at your prelim task, what have you learnt in the
progression from that to the final product?
Cinematography
I have learned a lot about the importance of how shots are filmed
and the impact it has on the overall product. During our preliminary,
we first became exposed to some of the different shots and angles
that can be filmed, as well as certain rules that we had to abide by
as to not cause any issues with the continuity of our task.
During our preliminary, there was a lot focus on making sure that we
followed the 180 Degree rule correctly, as the narrative involved a
teacher (myself) walking into a classroom to talk with a student
(Ganesh Pillai). We began filming from the left side of the character,
and we were able to stay consistent throughout the preliminary. Our
Match-on-Action was also fairly good, as we would all review the
footage on the camera itself for the previous shot so that in the next
shot, we would be able to continue the action correctly.
An example of this happens within the first ten seconds while the
character of the teacher is walking down the hall, and a medium
shot of her opening the door cuts to a one shot of her walking
through the door.
In comparison to our final opening sequence, there was a large issue
of the camera breaking the 180 Degree rule multiple times within
the first initial footage that was filmed. Due to this and the change
to the location, our director and cinematographer re-filmed the
footage for me to review a second time. While this initial footage
had a large continuity issue, the Depth of Field had been taken into
account and it showed with the footage we looked over. Filming for
the initial footage had taken place in the early afternoon, and
despite the sun not being as prominent, it seems that the perfect
amount of light was being allowed into the lens as the majority of
shots were in focus throughout.
In terms of the actual shots that were used, we were given a list of
shots that needed to be included on our preliminary which were as
follows:
Medium shot
Long shot
POV
Close-up
Over-the-shoulder shot
Two shot
While the shots were of good overall, there were issues at times
with the Rule of Thirds, as Ganeshs character did not take up two
thirds of the frame when his character was the subject of the frame.
In our final opening sequence, our director had shot lists written up
that were taken out every filming day, and shots would either be
added or taken away from the list depending on how appropriate
they would be for the continuity of the sequence. However, there
was an issue during the first shoot as we were unable to go through
every shot on the shot list. This was another factor that contributed
to a second and third re-shoot of the footage previously provided.
While the majority of the shots used in the final product were of a
good quality and fit the narrative, there were a select few that
hindered the overall success of the final opening sequence, such as
the high angle shot of our female protagonist throwing an empty
cigarette packet into the grass. Unfortunately, due to the lack of
remaining time, we were unable to re-film the action from a better
angle.
Editing
For our preliminary, there was only a short amount of time that went
into editing the clip, as more attention was paid to the actual filming
of the shots. Therefore, I mainly just cut down the shots and put
them together in a coherent order to create a believable narrative.
For the final opening sequence however, I spent a large amount of
time before filming began on the computer, doing research on areas
of editing such as audio synchronisation and basic colour correction
on Final Cut Pro x. Eventually, when it came to editing the final
footage, I felt that I was more confident from my research and
editing the first and second drafts. With the final draft, the main
issue turned out to be with the sound quality of the sequence, as a
lot of background wind noise could be heard which took away a lot
of the tension that should have been building up over the course of
the sequence. In response to this, I ended up removing all of the
audio from all of the shots that were used, and I had our actress,
Aine Duffy, dub over her dialogue near the beginning.
Overall opinion
I am very pleased with all that I have learnt over the course of
creating our groups final product and I feel that the difference is
large. I do, however, know that there were some repeated mistakes
and issues that I will need to be more aware of during the A2 course
next year. One thing that I plan to do next year is go out with the
rest of the group for every shoot, so that theres no diversion from
the shots that are required and making sure that the shots taken are
of a high quality.

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