preliminary task

WHAT IS THE PRELIMINARY

TASK.

• PRELIMINARY TASK, IS A TRYOUT OF HOW TO SHOOT, SO THAT WHEN WE START FILMING WE ALREADY HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW IT WORKS.

• HELPS THE TEACHERS SEE IF WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF A VARIETY OF SHOTS.

AN EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESFUL PRELIMINARY

TASK.

Shows a

good over

the

shoulder

shot .

A good

establishing shot. A high angle shot.

All of these are good examples of why

its good, because she has shown that

she knows how to work with shots and

angles, and also the lighting is

appropriate.

Good lighting

WHAT GRADE DO I GIVE THIS TASK?

I GIVE THIS TASK A GRADE C.

WWW:

- SHOWED VARIETIES OF SHOTS

- SHOWED VARIETY OF ANGLES.

- GOOD LIGHTING.

EBI:

- HAS CLEARED IMAGES

- MADE THE VOICE MORE CLEAR. ( SOUND)

AN EXAMPLE OF A POOR

PRELIMINARY TASK.

The camera wasn’t set straight.

Left the viewers seeing an image of a door for too long.

Good over the head

shot, but the lighting

should be better.

This over shoulder

shot, wasn’t

positioned

properly.

WHAT LEVEL WOULD I RATE THIS

TASK.I WOULD GIVE A D FOR THIS TASK.

WWW:

- USED A VARIETY OF SHOTS.

- THE OVERHEAD SHOT .

EBI:

- HAD BETTER LIGHTING

- POSITIONED THE CAMERA STRAIGHT

- DIDN’T HAVE STEADY IMAGES FOR TOO LONG,

WHAT HAVE I LEARNED?

- I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE LIGHTING IS VERY IMPORTANT.

- PUTTING THE CAMERA STRAIGHT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

- TRYING OUT VARIES SHOTS IMPROVE THE GRADE.

- TO USE DIFFERENT ANGLES.

- DON’T LEAVE THE VIEWERS WITH THE SAME IMAGE FOR A LONG TIME.

- PLAN THE PRELIMINARY TASK CONVERSATION, TO MAKE IT A BIT MORE INTRESTING.