Finished Preliminary Task Questions

Kim wrote:
Q1:At a micro, technical level, how well did you film the tasks required - match on action, continuity filming, shot/reaction/shot and exchanging dialogue?

A1: Whilst filming the task, we had to work out what the actors should be doing at the beginning and end of each clip in order for us to use continuity filming and so that once it was finished it would make sense and not skip from one part to another. Also once we had finished filming all of the shots and they'd been uploaded onto the computer, we realised that Gabi hadn't been wearing a scarf for the shot when she walked up the ramp to the building, but had been when she sat down in the room and we did shot/reaction/shot, so we had to re-film her walking up the ramp with a scarf on.


Q2: How many mistakes did you make, and what have you learnt about filming?

A2: After filming the first shot and we had uploaded all of the clips onto the computer, I realised that I had accidentally stopped filming the shots during the dialogue too early, which meant that you couldn't hear the last few words of each sentence, so we had to re-film all of those shots. Also during one of the practice shots before we started filming for the Preliminary task, we tried to film without using a tripod, and we found out that it's very difficult to keep the camera completely still when filming without one.


Q3: If you had to do the task again, what would you do differently?

A3: If we had to do it again, we would take more practice shots before starting to film for the actual task so that I could get it right the first time, instead of having to re-film the dialogue shots again.


Q4: Describe how you edited the footage, and any problems you encountered.

A4: I edited the footage using Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 whilst Jenny updated the blog. We had previously used this software in class, so I already knew how to use it which made the editing of the footage much faster. During the editing of the film the clips started slowing down and becoming out of focus and fuzzy, so we had to render the film and then it was fine after that. All in all the editing of the footage was very easy and straightforward.