PRELIM - Evaluation

As a group, we successfully finished our filming, editing, and planning in time. I feel as though the planning went well, and it helped us to create and set the mood of the piece, instead of just doing what came to mind on the set. If we had done that then the filming may have become much more difficult and would not have ran as smoothly as it did. The camera cutting out on the first day of filming acted as a lesson to us as individuals and as a group, and that when it comes to filming again we should always make sure that the camera is fully charged, or that we carry spare batteries or a spare camera just in case that type of problem occurs again. Not only is the camera essential, costume is too. If i was needing to re-shoot any part of my scene, the costume is not too complex or hard to recreate. I am confident using the equipment I need responsibly and effectively, however if in my thriller video i need the aid of a boom mic, assistance may be needed as we did not use this piece of equipment whilst creating the preliminary task.

Adobe Premiere Pro is a very complicated editing software that needs practice, i was able to practice and expand my editing skills during the prelim task, as I got familiar with different editing tools which may come in handy whilst doing my thriller. As said before, one problem I faced whilst using this editing software was compromising the sound levels and making one sound more prominent in the scene than the other. This problem was overcome with the aid of the teacher, and we were able to successfully mix the sounds to our preferred choice.

I think, for our first task, our prelim was a success. The editing made a huge difference to the piece, and allowed it to flow smoothly. One thing I have learnt from this task is that the camera is a major piece, and that any disruption or wobbling of the camera can cause the scene to look messy and unprofessional, for this reason I will take extra care with my camera when filming my thriller. I can use a tripod to help me with this, or lay the camera on a table (this could also give the scene a very mysterious view of the scene, linking to thriller) and any other equipment that is available to me. This does not only apply for camera, as sound equipment that is available to me will also come in handy and will help me achieve the best possible thriller I can make.