Preliminary Task

to

Final Product

Reflection on Preliminary

Task

Looking back on the preliminary

task there are some clear

differences of the quality between

that and the final outcome. Such

as...

Shot angles

For the preliminary task, we used very basic

shot angles. Eye level shots were mainly

used, although we did have a couple of

high-angled shots. Compared to our final

product these were very basic. In the final

piece we used a variety of low and high

angled shots to emphasise the drama.

Flow of Speech

The flow of speech in the preliminary task was

very poor. We hadn’t put together a fixed

script, therefore the actors improvised and it

wasn’t very good quality. On the other hand,

‘Breathless’ had a script which was printed and

handed out to the relevant actors. This gave

the actors a better understanding of the scene

and therefore better acting/speaking.

Locations

Locations for the preliminary, was not planned

very well. We used a quieter part of the school

as there were not many people about to

interrupt the filming. For ‘Breathless’ it was

much better planned as we mapped where we

needed to go, went there during quiet periods

and made them relevant to the plot.

Background Noise

Although we were filming the preliminary in a quieter part of the school, so there were no students, there was some background noise. There are regular musical instruments being played as part of a lesson and this is prominent in the audio. When planning the final piece, we ensured that we would be filming with as little background noise as possible (during free periods and afterschool).

Plot

Due to it not being planned very well, the

preliminary tasks’ plot was not very clear

and it was very boring and

uninteresting. Alternatively, ‘Breathless’

had a dramatic action, adventure plot,

which (from our feedback) kept the

audience intrigued.

Conclusion

From the preliminary, I established what

basic skills we needed to include in the final

outcome, such as match on action, shot –

reverse shot and 180 degree rule, then built

on these skills and adapted them to suit

‘Breathless’. We managed to avoid mistakes

with the preliminary such as the

background noise, and made sure these

errors did not occur in the final outcome.