Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
Having completed our opening, I feel like we have made huge improvements, whether this is having a better knowledge of the editing skills and techniques or whether it is the amount of times we have showed this knowledge throughout the opening. Despite the difference between our preliminary task and our final product, I feel like we have made huge progress and we have been able to apply everything we previously learnt into the film making it the best possible .
There are multiple differences between our preliminary task and our final product; and this was mainly down to preparation. The preliminary task was something we were given to do on the spot, testing our knowledge of the continuity editing techniques. As evident in the screenshots below and as stated, the quality was not the best as we were given a basic hand held camera which did not have a good focus making many of the shots fuzzy. Another key factor was timing; for our preliminary task we were only given roughly 30 minutes which meant alot of things were rushed and we did not film things more than once which is very important in film to ensure you adopt no errors. We learnt and remembered this in our final filming for the opening two minutes however this was a target, to film multiple clips more than once. The lighting also was not good quality as we did not have alot of choice as we were in the school environment where there was not alot we could have changed. As evidently shown in the screen captures below, in our final, we used an outside location which meant we didn't primarily need to focus on providing efficient lighting as we heavily relied on daylight and also street lights. However for our preliminary task this was different as we did not have alot of planning and therefore, we chose a location of the school which was easiest to access meaning the sources of lighting weren't great and the camera quality was not used to our advantage. We learnt from this in our final opening and ensured we planned further ahead which would allow us to film to the best quality and not having to worry about things such as lighting and timing.
There are multiple differences between our preliminary task and our final product; and this was mainly down to preparation. The preliminary task was something we were given to do on the spot, testing our knowledge of the continuity editing techniques. As evident in the screenshots below and as stated, the quality was not the best as we were given a basic hand held camera which did not have a good focus making many of the shots fuzzy. Another key factor was timing; for our preliminary task we were only given roughly 30 minutes which meant alot of things were rushed and we did not film things more than once which is very important in film to ensure you adopt no errors. We learnt and remembered this in our final filming for the opening two minutes however this was a target, to film multiple clips more than once. The lighting also was not good quality as we did not have alot of choice as we were in the school environment where there was not alot we could have changed. As evidently shown in the screen captures below, in our final, we used an outside location which meant we didn't primarily need to focus on providing efficient lighting as we heavily relied on daylight and also street lights. However for our preliminary task this was different as we did not have alot of planning and therefore, we chose a location of the school which was easiest to access meaning the sources of lighting weren't great and the camera quality was not used to our advantage. We learnt from this in our final opening and ensured we planned further ahead which would allow us to film to the best quality and not having to worry about things such as lighting and timing.
MATCH ON ACTION:
The screenshots above are from our preliminary task and our final opening. They both show an element of continuity editing which is Match-on-action. Match on action is the technique of one shot cutting to another, from a different angle, showing the action of the subject. By carrying the action through using this technique creates some sort of connection or bridge which makes the audience more engaged and focusing on the action itself rather than the cutting of it. In our preliminary task, we attempted to use match on action multiple times when reaching potential barriers, such as walking down through a door and turning a corner. This element of editing is important as it allows us to capture a moment/shot from two different angles whilst creating a smooth flowing shot which drifts the audience away from the cutting. When doing our preliminary task, we used a GE1080P hand held camera. This was just a basic camera which didn't have a very high resolution or many mega-pixels, this meant that the quality was not the best and some of the footage came out blurry. As shown above the quality was not as good, the close up of the hand was of a decent quality however it was much more difficult to precisely capture the long and medium shots. Again, as shown in the screen capture above, the medium shot of Hollie walking through the door was not good quality and this therefore affected the editing techniques as it was not clear and didn't run as smoothly as expected. Another key aspect of the camera we used was the sound which again wasn't very good quality. From all of the barriers we found when doing our preliminary task, we learnt alot and were then able to make improvements in our final product.
When filming our opening scene, we used a Nikon L180 camera which had a much higher resolution and focus meaning the match on action technique ran smoothly. We used match on action multiple times in our opening; the two screenshots above show this where we performed the technique as the character stepped out of the car. The first shot we used was a medium shot revealing the door as it was opened and the action that was about to be made; we then cut to a close up of the man's foot. This cutting ran smoothly and you weren't actually able to identify the cut as it did not look messy.
When filming our opening scene, we used a Nikon L180 camera which had a much higher resolution and focus meaning the match on action technique ran smoothly. We used match on action multiple times in our opening; the two screenshots above show this where we performed the technique as the character stepped out of the car. The first shot we used was a medium shot revealing the door as it was opened and the action that was about to be made; we then cut to a close up of the man's foot. This cutting ran smoothly and you weren't actually able to identify the cut as it did not look messy.
SHOT REVERSE SHOT:
This was another editing technique which we used in our preliminary task and improved on in our final product. It is common that this technique is used during a conversation as we presented in our preliminary task. Although we applied the editing technique in that task, having used it in our final product, i believe that it was not the best that it could have been. As previously said, we used a GE1080P hand held camera which was not the best quality; this meant that the shots were not very clear. Further more, we hadn't used the editing software (Adobe Premier Elements) before meaning we weren't able to create a clean cut which meant that the editing technique was not used to our advantage. However, in our final production, we had alot of practice in both learning the different techniques and also using the editing software. The screenshots above show the difference between our preliminary task and the final product where the quality is much better and how there is clear evidence of eyeline match which is the aim with a shot reverse shot. The aim of this technique is mainly to show the connection between two characters and the direct contact, evidently shown in above in our final product where the male character is looking directly down at Robyn.
Overall, I feel like we benefited alot from doing the preliminary task as it was good practice for later applying the continuity editing techniques to our film. I also believe that this can be further developed next year when creating a trailer. The continuity techniques are very important in film and are things that viewers dont notice however they make the film more effective; and also show the high knowledge that a person has of film and editing.
This was another editing technique which we used in our preliminary task and improved on in our final product. It is common that this technique is used during a conversation as we presented in our preliminary task. Although we applied the editing technique in that task, having used it in our final product, i believe that it was not the best that it could have been. As previously said, we used a GE1080P hand held camera which was not the best quality; this meant that the shots were not very clear. Further more, we hadn't used the editing software (Adobe Premier Elements) before meaning we weren't able to create a clean cut which meant that the editing technique was not used to our advantage. However, in our final production, we had alot of practice in both learning the different techniques and also using the editing software. The screenshots above show the difference between our preliminary task and the final product where the quality is much better and how there is clear evidence of eyeline match which is the aim with a shot reverse shot. The aim of this technique is mainly to show the connection between two characters and the direct contact, evidently shown in above in our final product where the male character is looking directly down at Robyn.
Overall, I feel like we benefited alot from doing the preliminary task as it was good practice for later applying the continuity editing techniques to our film. I also believe that this can be further developed next year when creating a trailer. The continuity techniques are very important in film and are things that viewers dont notice however they make the film more effective; and also show the high knowledge that a person has of film and editing.
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