Sunday 15 February 2009

Preliminary Task - Presentation

On Friday 13th Feb we presented our prelim. task to our class. It was recieved well and as a group we are proud of what we achieved in the short amount of time we had to complete the task.
We feel it has been very useful in terms of a practice run before attempting our main task as it has allowed us to identify potential problems that may occur when it comes to producing our main task. It has also highlighted areas where we could improve, which will make things easier in the long-run once we have filmed our main task. For example, we wasted a lot of time re-taking shots that we didnt even need during the preliminary task. Whilst in some cases this was good because we were able to select the best parts of each shot and then edit them together to get a much better all round finish, it was mainly a big waste of time both during and after filming when it came to the editing. As time is not something we will have a lot of, it is important that we use as much of it as effectively as possible during the main task.
Another thing highlighted to us was the importance of a clear and detailed storyboard. Whilst we didn't stick to the storyboard exactly due to various reasons, we always felt like we knew what the next move was so this helped us to keep on target and not delay even more time by discussing what we should be doing next.
This was also the first real chance we got to see how are group would work together, and in my opinion everyone worked extremely positively and effectively which I hope is reflected in our preliminary task. Everyone was given a chance to use the camera and we always made sure that we came to a compromise if there was a disagreement in the group about how we should film a certain shot. After filming, Charlotte and me focused on the editing and splicing of shots together into a sequence, whilst Rory and Laurence focused on the soundtrack. I felt that the work was shared out very evenly and everyone put an equal amount of effort into producing this preliminary task.

- Kim Rayner

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