Preliminary Film. The Interview

Question 6. Evaluation of my contribution to the groups work

Q6. Evaluation of my contribution to the group's work from Elsiew

Question 5. Feedback from others

Question 4: How well did I meet the brief?

Question 3. Areas for development

Q3. Areas of development from Elsiew

Question 2. Areas of success.

Question 1. What I have learnt during the making of my preliminary task?

Technical aspects:

• I learnt how to set up a tripod by extending the legs and locking them into place making sure it is stable enough to film without it collapsing.
• I also learnt how to attach the camera to the tripod by using a tripod plate and camera point so the camera remained stable and would not fall out and break.
• I also learned how to use premier pro. For instance I learnt how to cut scenes so we could rid of parts of the film we did not need. I also learnt how to add music from mix-craft, title slides and change the colour gradient.
• Finally I learnt the different physical parts of the tripod and how to use them. Such as the arm which is used to make a movement shot for example at the end of my film when 180 degree rule is used to show the interviewer.

Time management:

• As a group I think we had excellent time management. I think this because we planned out before each lesson what we would do and even recognised that we needed to do some extra filming so organized when we would and filmed it.
• We also managed our time so we had enough time to edit the film so there was continuity and it flowed.

Group work:

• I think that me and Tammy worked well as a group because we accepted each others opinions and worked well together creatively, especially during the editing stage when we would have to agree upon something. During the filming we took turns of who was in control of the camera. For instance when I was in the scene Tammy would film and when she was in the scene I would film. 

Storyboarding:

• We did a storyboard to help us plan the general narrative of the film and to organize when we would use the camera angles needed such as match on action and shot/reverse shot. This was helpful because it helped us decide on how the camera would be placed in the sequence of the things happening in the scene and how we would organize it. However we did change the narrative a bit while filming to make the scene more affective. For instance we made it so the interviewee became angry and stormed out rather than just staying calm and saying a general apology to the interviewer.  

Issues around continuity:

• We did not have much problems with continuity because we organized which days we would be filming so we would know when to dress in the same clothes. However there was a problem with having a laptop trolley in our room on the beginning day of filming and then on the other not one. But we tried our best to keep it out of shot to make the surroundings were the same. We also noted that on the first day the blinds were mainly closed so we made sure to make them the same on the other days we filmed. 

Thanks for reading. 

                             Elsie

Storyboard for preliminary task

Storyboard for preliminary task 

Preliminary Task

For our preliminary task we will do a task involving filming which the narrative of the story is a character entering a room a sitting and talking with another character. The commentary will involve a serious meeting in which the employer is late so she rushes down the corridor with comedic music in the background, while the business woman is sitting waiting in the meeting room with serious music.The camera angle we will be using for this moment is the match on action shot which will show the other women rushing down the corridor with a panicked look then opening the door.The shot/reverse shot will be used to show the business women's shocked and confused expression. While the late employer we have a worried and apologetic expression.Another shot will then be used called the 180-degree rule which will be used to show both characters sat in front of each other in conversation. These camera angles flow into one another because it will fit the events happening in each shot.

I am working with Tammy and we have decided that I will be the comedic women while she will be the business women. However, we have yet to decide how we will work the camera other than the match on action shot which Tammy will do. But we will figure it out once we start the task. Once we have done the filming we will upload it to the editing software and begin to edit it.  

As shown below we will have a few lines of dialogue but this may change.
Script:
"Sorry I'm late"
"Are you serious?"

The camera angles are presented as shown in the pictures below:

Match on action

Shot Reverse Shot

180 degree rule

                 Thanks for reading!

                                                    Elsie

Shot Types

In this lesson we were told to test out different camera shots.We also had to try and put a storyline to them with.

Establishing shot

This is a establishing shot which is used to set the scene to show where the show is taking place.  The shot would be used during the start of the act to make it clear to the audience where it is taking place, which is shown to be a school

Close up

This is a close up to show how the character is feeling in the current situation and what they may be thinking. In this part of the act the camera shot is used to show that they are trying to hide from the bully and that they are worried what may happen if they are found.   

Long shot

      This is a long shot to show the characters at distance. In this shot the bully is chasing after the victim. This camera angle suits this time in the act is because it shows there whole body and the area that surrounds them. 

Shot/Reverse shot

Shot/Reverse shot

      

      These are both shot/reverse shots which shows conversations between characters. In this part of the act this shows the bully using verbal abuse towards the victim, where the bully is snickering. However the victim is very upset.  

Extreme close up

      This is a extreme close up which is used to show important detail. In this shot it shows an extreme close up of a gesture which is key to the act. In the shot it shows the collision of a fist to a cheek which means the bully has punched the victim. 

Tilt shot

      This is a tilt shot is used to show movement in this act. This shot is used to show that the victim has fallen after being punched by the bully.  

Low shot

  This is a low shot which is used to show a intimidating character and to show power. It is being used in this part of the act to show that the bully has won and got what they wanted from the victim.  I think this because the angle makes it look as though the bully is above everybody else. 

                   Thanks for reading, 

                                                   Elsie