Evaluation Question 7

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?


For the preliminary continuity exercise we used Danny (from our own group) as the actor. This worked well because he knew what we were looking to do and could style his acting around the effect we wanted it to have. On the other hand, in the final task we used Immie (from our media class) and Dan (from our Sixth Form) as the actor and actress. This caused a bit of confusion at first but once they knew what they were doing and became more comfortable, I believe it worked really well. 


For the preliminary continuity we didn't work as well as we could have as a team. Even though we made a solid storyboard for this task, it took us a while to think of a good idea and this caused us to be fairly unorganised when it came to planning the continuity task. I would say that the quality of our filming was slightly restricted, but this was mainly because it was all new to us. Once we got used to the way the camera worked and had decided on what we were going to do, it all became easier. 


When it came to filming the final task, we all worked a bit better in our group, because we knew each other better it was much easier to storyboard our ideas the planning was a lot more thought out. We were also a lot more confident when it came to filming and editing. Because it was the second time round of using the cameras, it felt a lot more comfortable and we were able to film some really good stuff. 


However, we did change our idea after filming our first main task. We had already planned an idea and even filmed it, but when we used iMovie to edit it, we realised that we could do better so we decided to scrap the first idea and film a completely new and improved film opening. This worked very well and i think everyone in our group is glad that we did. 


I, personally, improved many skills throughout the making and research of these two tasks. For example, I became much more confident when using the cameras to film our opening footage and also using iMovie for editing it. I also, became better at planning the ideas and certainly worked better in my group as we went on. We also managed our time well as a group by using our lesson time to film and then we did most of the editing and also working on our blogs in our own time. Overall I believe both tasks were a success and I enjoyed working with my group and completing both of the tasks to a good standard.