evaluation for preliminary task

For my preliminary task we had to create a short film using three shot types including shot-reverse-shot, match on action and follow the 180 degrees rule - this rule states that the camera can not leave a 180 degree barrier around the characters. Following the rule made the film look better although we did break the rule slightly once, but it is so slight that it is hard to notice.

The clip looks very cheesy and unprofessional because of poor acting and background noise from a leaf blower. Once we realised how cheesy it was, we decided to go along with the theme and added cheesy font for the title. I think that we could of made it look more professional if we had a better camera and maybe some microphones.

My role was to be the director of the film; this meant that I had to tell the actors where to walk and sit, I also helped the camerawoman by giving advice on panning and zooming. Editing the clip was tough and was mostly done by Jennifer (camerawoman) but I edited in the commentary once we had finished recording the film - I prefer the film without commentary.

To conclude I would say that our film was quite a success, because although it does look very unprofessional, we included some good shots, such as the match-on-action shot which looked really good after editing. I feel that we have learnt a lot and can defiantly take some knowledge out of this exercise and make our future pieces better.