7. Looking Back at Your Preliminary Task, What Do You Feel You Have Learnt in the Progression From it to the Full Product?

I feel that in the continuity exercise we learnt the 180 degree rule and i learnt how to operate a tripod and how to arrange the cameras. We got a chance to practise different camera angles and editing techniques such as the match-on action slap me and Chelsea did. This also developed our knowledge of continuity editing and we felt much pride at being able to finish a perfect sequence, on the first take. A problem we found with our continuity work was the diagetic sound so we tried to make this a priority when filming our 2 minute opening. We were able to change the volume on the Macs, when we did our main film, and this enabled us to play around with the sound, adjusting it to fit each part of the footage - for instance turning down the music as she is running towards the log to create more tension and to enable the audience to hear the diagetic sound we picked up of the wind. From our final task I felt we also learnt a lot about organization and how important it can be to be on time for filming, as well as being prepared (with props and such). I think with more preparation our work could have been better but it was probably for the best we didn't do the teenage part as the cut into the park was like a train derailing.