What do you feel that you have learnt

in the progression in your preliminary

task to your full product?

By Josh
Lindsay

Skills:
From my preliminary task to my final product I fell my framing and
camera work has improved drastically.
Through the use of help, trail and error and videos, which have
helped me learn skills such as short cuts on Final Cut Pro X in order
to apply them to my final product.

Framing:
I feel that my framing has improved drastically, in my preliminary
task I had poor framing, i.e central positioning, rule of thirds and
dead space, this means my final product looks more professional.

Framing continued
In this Shot a match-on-action is used, when comparing this
to the next clip, the earphone wire has magically changed,
this may be picky, but a clip is went to be natural and as if
you where there, so this is an error, whereas in our final
product we did scrutinize it, heavily, in order to get the best
quality.

Camera Work:
My camera work has improved majorly, for example my positioning of the tripod, camera
movement and audio capturing.
The tripod positioning has been improved by the placement of the tripod, the more secure
the tripod the smoother the footage. An example of this is when we filmed out side of my
house in the final product, there was a step where the camera needed to go, therefore we
had to adjust the camera angle and legs in order for it to be a stable platform to film on.
Camera movement, the fluidity of the camera makes the footage smooth and natural, rather
than jittery and un natural. In my final product the end scene the camera pans and tilts
down to see a dead body, looking at it, its very smooth and natural, as if looking through
somebody's eyes.
Audio capturing, as in filming when there in no cars in the area, making sure the set is
quite, all of these variables making the film that much better because there is less
unneeded sound and rather set sounds that build tension with in senses.

Final Product over my Preliminary

task!

Camera Work:
My match on actions are more natural, meaning they look like the
camera magically moves position as an actor moves through a
doorway for example, this means that my footage looks more
professional and realistic to the audience.
Again my framing, i.e the rule of thirds, has improved,
So the dead space is minimal, and the positioning
Of props and actors are well thought out.

Continued
My skills in Final Cut Pro X has improved drastically, i.e I can use
the shortcut keys rather than the icons so therefore I am more
time efficient.
Another aspect is communication, our team has bonded and gained
the trust of one another, so we can rely on them to contribute to
the work load and therefore come out with a better product.

What have I learnt?

What I have learnt

I have learnt that there is no I in team and so this final product
wouldnt have been as successful as it is without our group.
Also that neither filming nor editing can be ignored, both are as
important to create a well thought out film.
Finally I have learnt that time management is key in getting these
deadlines met, and that with out these as stated above more time
would be spent on one aspect, like filming and so the product
wont be as successful.

About Me?
Well I have learnt that dedication to complete the work and not
doing an half arsed job is key in order to get that successful
outcome.
And that determination to keep going through the bad patches and
prosper in the end makes the course worth the effort.