Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Question 7


The preliminary task was set in order for us to be able to teach ourselves and get to know the equipment that we were going to start using,  we had to familiarise ourselves with the camera and tripod. Our task was to create a short sequence of someone walking into a room, sitting down and having a conversation with them then walk out. In this short sequence we had to use a mixture of the following shots; close up, mid shot, long shot, panning and an over the shoulder shot. There were three different people in my group. All three of us took a turn at filming so each of us wood master how to use the equipment. This was highly effective as we all learned so much through the experience; I was able to go off and start filming my own thriller sequence through the techniques we had been taught.

In the process of the preliminary task, I learnt that it would be like to film within a team. We all had to adjust the tripod so that we were comfortable with it I learnt that the people in the group were able to grasp the concepts a lot faster than me and then taught me how they had mastered it. Using Final Cut Pro X in our groups meant that we all had to decide how we wanted it to be edited. Knowing other people saw a different vision for our task was hard as we had to use a mixture of different filter until we could all agree. Although our decisions were made as a team we came up with something far better than what we could have done individually.

The preliminary task has shown me that it is best to work in a group where each person specialises in one area this way the process becomes complete a lot quicker; an example of this would be where Nojus is far more skilled at editing compared to me and Harry. I took the role of the camera man as I mastered all the different shots far quicker than the boys. Harry was the brains behind our narrative before he decided to leave our group. This enabled Nojus and I to come up with our own ideas. Both of us played in the acting roles and we both took on the rest of the job roles distributed equally I between us.

I also learnt how to use Final Cut Pro X, by learning this in the preliminary task it meant that I was able to apply my existing knowledge to editing our final sequence, this included already knowing how to import and export our clips from the SD card to the software. From the preliminary task I was able to edit my sequence until I felt it was the best that it would be, I was able to contrast and manipulate the lighting to fit the mood of the scene. 

Looking back over the preliminary task I have really seen how my technical abilities have developed and how much I have learnt throughout the process, adapting to people leaving our group and having to come up with a new spontaneous narrative to changing the sequence to fit the target audience. I have learnt how setting up the camera and tripod differently creates certain effects and these are the sort of skills I will carry all the way through life.

 

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