The Preliminary task

Posted by Rahul, Chloe, Charlotte and Sadaq

After filming our preliminary task, we have learnt alot about the pre-production and production process. We now understand just how difficult it is to ensure continuity throughout filming, taking into account camera angles, camera shots and position, whilst also ensuring the characters, mise en scene and setting remain the same, with no errors, throughout the filming process. Every aspect of filming needs to be controlled in order to prevent disruption to the continuity.

We also learnt about the need for thorough planning. For this task, we completed a short storyboard and script, so as to make sure everyone knew exactly what needed to be done during the filming process, and that mistakes could be avoided. There was also limited time to film, and so reducing mistakes helped us work in a time-efficient manner.

Editing the film was also a new experience for us, and proved quite enjoyable as we experimented with different transitions, titles and other effects.

After completing the film, we have noted that there are areas in which we need to improve on before planning for our final film. In the future, we need to make sure that the mise-en-scene is planned in advance, and that any props we need are available to us. This should reduce the overall time taken to complete filming. Our new knowledge and experience using a camera, and finding the correct positioning in order to establsh continuity, should enable us to produce an effective, continuous film for our coursework.

Posted By Rahul Bissoonauth